Couture in Court 5
For those who prefer briefs to boxers, a periodic collection of fashionable events in the judicial system:
- Bar(red): Gap appeals South African trademark decision
- Suffer the children: Gap under fire for abusive child labor in India
- She sees France: Paris Hilton sued for stealing panty-flasher's style
- Bay watch: Ninth Circuit sends PerfumeBay to watery grave in dilution case
- Contradiction in terms: Dueling Unique clothing firms in expensive trademark dispute
- Blind Alley: North Face wins damages in China after market fails to stop fakes
- Yellow peril: Veuve Clicquot loses appeal in Canadian boutique case
- Hush Charlott: French lingerie maker on appeal in EC mark registration case
- Watch out: Omega loses to Omega Engineers in EC opposition appeal
- Cross pollination: Daisies & Bees applique copyright case takes flight
- Forever alt: Alternative sues Eternal Apparel for dumping cancelled goods
- Tangled legacy: Camelot asserts ownership of Marilyn hairbrush mark
- Nike sends The Twilight Zone into the cornfield
- Gear jammed: Nike swoops down on Geared Up
- Oz fest: Kansas fake seller sued by Chanel
- Tell me Y: Costco seeks guidance on Opium infringement claim
- Sun down: DVF sues Fashion-Inn
- Leaper faith: Nike + iPod = patent infringement
- Old schooled: Nike shuts down retrofeet.com
- Outie v. innie: Outerluxe takes on Luxe
- Pelle mell: German textile company sued for contract breach
- Fight shop: Warrior Sports sues Warrior Wear
- Broken home: Knockoff Loving Family Jewelry sparks copyright dispute
- Jackson action: Chanel sues TJ's Purses
- Sale off, silvergirl: Chanel sues L&S Fine Sterling
- Too new: Chanel closes newestbags.net and enticingshop.com
- Geographically challenged: California's SwissWatchFactory.com ticks off Chanel
- Name is fate's: Michael's sued for infringing Destiny's Timeless mark
- A slight wrinkle: Perricone accused of stealing formula
- Ring thing: Target sued for infringing tungsten carbide jewelry patent
- Blinged out: Jacob the Jeweler pleads guilty to falsifying records
- Worth it? L'Oreal loses latest round in smell-alike fragrance case
- Tagged: Trovata takes on Forever 21
- Orange crush: Hermes challenging eBay in France
- Law and equity: LL Bean fails to win attorney's fees in Mother case
- Glam slam: Lauder seeks to protect its trademarks in Nevada
- Hart to heart: Iconix agrees to pay 500K in antitrust action
Finally, in a bit of movie madness, Paramount Apparel is suing to defend its Big Chill mark against alleged infringement by The Children's Place. An ordinary case involving kid's coats -- but with a cinematic twist.
Paramount Apparel has no apparent relation to Paramount Pictures, despite its oh-so-subtle film logo. And even if it did, The Big Chill was a Columbia Pictures production. Pass the popcorn -- this could be interesting.
