Couture in Court 4
For those who prefer briefs to boxers, a periodic collection of fashionable events in the judicial system: 
- Venus v. Mars: Ironbabe Sports sues for right to use "Iron" in women's running clothes
- Pilfe(Red): Product Red sends C&D to makers of Uninsu(Red) tees
- Censo(Red): Parody t-shirt critical of MoveOn.org withdrawn after C&D
- War games: Legislatures use right-of-publicity law to censor anti-Bush t-shirts
- Perfecto: Philippines Court of Appeals upholds decision in Max Mara trademark case
- Naughty Nauti: Nautica tries to sink Get Nauti sail
- Bridge over troubled waters: Bainbridge prevails over Ponte in nine-year ECJ case
- Search and destroy: Blue Nile sues James Allen over diamond search tool
- Culture clash: Jewelers spar over designs inspired by Balinese folk art
- Acting in concert: Music merch maker sues unnamed tour tee pirates
- Big time: Huge sues Mountain Company for copying t-shirt designs
- Head games: It's Parrotheads v. Carrotheads as Jimmy Buffett sues Six Flags
- F*d over: Photographer sues Spencer Gifts over Willie Nelson T-shirt
- Basta, Basto: Gucci sues Chinese fake producer and seller
- Slam dunk: Nike gains victory in Shanghai court
- Pumped up: Nike prevails over NikePal
- Kicking back: Olem sues to squelch shoe, handbag copyright infringement C&D
- Novelty act two: Novelty, Inc. sues over knockoff designs
- Princess phoney: Disney sues to stop cel cover fakes
- IP katfight: Hello Kitty sues Posh-Life over cel phone bling
- Piercing the veil: Maggie Sottero sues to stop unauthorized bridal wear sales
- Pack it in: Mother loses trade dress lawsuit against LL Bean (HT: MarkenBlog)
- Nice shape: Acquired distinctiveness infringement claim against Benetton fails in ECJ
- Zazas galore: Logo lettering sinks Zaza's opposition to Mademoiselle Zaza mark
- Letter imperfect: Cartier sues Carter's jewelers over logo
And finally, have you ever wondered why women's clothing, accessories, and even dry cleaning costs are often more expensive than men's, even for relatively generic, unisex-styled items -- despite the fact that women's apparel includes on average less material? If so, you might actually enjoy this tariff case. Yes, the percentages are strangely unequal, but this time it's the men's version that suffers.
