Knockoff News 62
A weekly (or thereabouts) collection of news about counterfeits, fakes, knockoffs, replicas, imitations, and the culture of copying in general around the globe:
- Taking sexy back: Victoria's Secret claims exclusive right to "sexy" marks & image
- F'd up: Court of Rome rules Fendi/Fox marks NOT confusingly similar
- More here
- Evolution of Dance: How eBay should deal with trademark infringement
- Check the box: Perfume package has "grey market" routing option
- Buns of steal: Bishop of Seventh seeks to empty Cache of jeans pocket design
- Of course, both plantiff and defendant can expect a call from Levi's
- More authentic than the original: Japanese denim firms face challenge from Levi's
- Complaint here
- Fright rights: Costumer seeks ruling that does not infringe on band's mask copyright
- Look booked: Aspex v. Overlook in eyeglass patent lawsuit
- Miami vice: Chanel v. Bocabags.com
- Tag team: Gucci, Chloe sue ezdesignerreplicas.com
- Brandjacking: Bleach by Yves St. Laurent? (HT: IPDragon)
- Counterfeiting does not take a vacation!
- 99 44/100 % passed: Ivory Coast law in the works
- Countdown: Fashion cases in IPR top ten lists
- Under pressure: China agrees to ramp up anti-piracy effort
- Tu quoque: Biz group urges U.S. to strengthen anti-piracy effort
- Battle cry: Air Force warns against knockoff uniforms
- Chain gang: Suppliers urged to take action against fakes
- Groomed for success: Algeria authorizes cosmetics company to train customs officials
- Oh baby: China dolls knock off Anne Geddes child photos
- Smoked out: Hugo Boss triumphs in "Boss" cigarette case
- Wheels of justice: Injunction denied in UK Heeling case
- Pox populi: Asian counterfeiters shift focus to consumer goods
- Little bits: Microscopic RFID tags may make jewelry more secure
- Moment of zen: Anti-counterfeiting battle begins with insight
- Tee time: Entrepreneur.com says trademark is key to fashion start-up
- Amoral stance: Analyst suggests business approach to capturing Chinese markets
- Police report
And this just in the oven: The latest complaint in the long-standing New York City saga of Ray's Pizza has been filed. Famous Original Ray's Licensing Corp. v. World Famous Ray's Pizza & Restaurant et al., docket #1:07-cv-05833-LTS, should be served up shortly. In the meantime, here's another take on what it means to be a real pizza in a marketing-driven world.
