Knockoff News 57
A weekly (or thereabouts) collection of news about counterfeits, fakes, knockoffs, replicas, imitations, and the culture of copying in general around the globe:
- Oops: Town & Country seeks damages after licensing public domain design
- Grand slammed: Little League sued for infringing bracelet design patent
- Sacre bleu: H&M, Fast Fashion lose t-shirt knockoff case in France (HT: pMdM)
- Heart attack: NY loses knockoff slogan case due to evidentiary record
- Checkered past: Burberry uses subtle design to rise above counterfeits
- Circular file: Perry Ellis subsidiary files suit over knockoff perfume
- Unlimited edition: The Limited seeks injunction against "Limited" line
- Start packing: Getmybags.com sued by Chanel in trademark, trade dress claim
- It bagged: Chanel sues lifestyleforless.com
- Silence is golden for Chanel
- Not ready for its close-up: TTAB censors R Rated Sportswear
- Fired up: Uganda to burn fake goods
- Inflation: Dubai increases penalties for selling counterfeits
- United nations: Germany seeks new cooperative program to deal with product piracy
- No name: Brands banned from Shanghai market in effort to fight fakes
- Piling on: EU official warns China over piracy
- Tragic choice: Limited resources hinder anti-piracy fight, China claims
- State fair: Thailand plans July event on counterfeit trade
- Mynewwatches.com: The lawsuit that fake Rolex dealers hope you never see . . .
- Tourist trapped: Lacoste vanguishes knockoffs in Puerto Rico settlement
- Wake up: Vuitton, Marc Jacobs & Celine sue mydreampurse.com
- India ink: Mumbai, Ft. Lauderdale firms market molecular-coded fake detector
- Guilt trip: Anti-counterfeiting conference highlights role of child labor in producing fakes
- Mix 'n' match: Dealer sold cocaine, heroin & counterfeit clothes
- Mixed bags: Stolen goods, fake fashion mingle in Australian raid
- Red light: Houston couple indicted for trafficking in fakes
- Undercover marketing: Police shoppers gather evidence leading to felony charges
- Weapons of mass cuteness: Raid yields nunchuku, batons, guns & fake Hello Kitty goods
