Knockoff News 72
A weekly (or thereabouts) collection of news about counterfeits, fakes, knockoffs, replicas, imitations, and the culture of copying in general around the globe:
- Yankee doodles: Did Forever 21 (right) rip Zoo York (left)?
- Zapped: Coutorture calls out new Zappos Couture logo
- Borrowing from the Egyptians: Christian clothing company "sanctifies" trademarks
- 500 pound gorilla: 90% of Bape merch online estimated to be fake
- Swift justice: New French anti-counterfeiting law published
- Caput mundi: Italy leads European counterfeit goods market
- Long arm of the law: Design Piracy Prohibition Act could affect China
- Display case: Hong Kong opens IPR enforcement museum
- Czech mates: China, Czech Republic sign anti-counterfeiting pact
- Canterbury tale: South African company warns against fake goods
- Conflict of laws: Proposed changes in South Africa may contradict existing rules
- Charity case: Kampala biz foundation leader argues for new anti-piracy law
- Grab bag: Do "glam raiders" steal bags to copy or resell?
- House call: Retailers ask Congress to fight online stolen goods trade
- Rule of law: Lacoste Legal Manager assesses piracy in Viet Nam
- Synchronicity: Ho Chi Minh City officials seize fake Lacoste shirts
- How times change: Viet Nam leaders fight to protect brands
- Unlucky 13: South Pacific nations meet to discuss joint action against piracy
- White knights: St. Petersburg reports increase in counterfeit criminal cases
- Survival of the fakest: Counterfeit-carrying reporter games Canal Street
- Don't flatter me: Popularity of counterfeit watches does not please Movado prez
- Countdown: New OECD report raises more questions about fake stats
- The march of war: Tanzania advises China, India to stop fake trade
- The new activism: Collegian favors low priced knockoffs despite harm to designers
- False economy: The costs of counterfeiting in Germany
- Wine and water: Veuve Clicquot case strengthens Canadian trademark dilution law
- Tanzanian official seeks stronger anti-counterfeiting laws
- Green day: Text of US ambassador's speech at Dar es Salaam IPR protection conference
- Riot gear: 1000 police clear out fake vendors in Mexico City
- Bootie call at Urban Outfitters
- Cig alert: Knockoffs abound in visual history of candy cigarettes
- Washed out: The secret origin of the Krispy Kreme logo
- Death becomes her: Mutilated Barbie jewelry
- Police report:
- Viva Blackpool: Auction fake seller used fake name
- Sneaker haul sets new record in Lancashire
- Fake sellers indicted in California
- Never mind: Cleveland police on the lookout for fake Indians championship goods
- Fake jewelry seller fined in Ireland
- Clother counterfeit seller gets prison term
- Not quite 300: Spartanburg fake seller fined 250K
- NYPD raids fake fragrance vendors
And finally, a brief celebration of intellectual property and the first Tuesday in November. (Yes, that's what you forgot to do today -- vote.) You still have a year to get to the polls and decide whose carefully maintained Presidential image you prefer...
...but if you're a resident of Burlington, Iowa, there's a candidate who's asking for your support now. Not only in the voting booth, but in his -- er -- misunderstanding with the Campbell Soup Company. M'm -- not so good.
