Hermès Handbags at Center of Yet Another Lawsuit This Time With The Auction House Christie's
Yet another interesting case involving the Hermès Birkin bag this past week, this time involving two prominent auction houses and Matt Rubinger; the famed Hermès Birkin bag whisper and judge of authenticity of luxury bags, who on Friday was accused of breach of his contract and trade secrets.
Luxury Brand Hermès Sues Birkin Bag Imitators For Trademark & Trade Dress Infringement
Hermès French luxury goods manufacturer is suing Birkin Bag Imitators for trademark and trade dress infringement, unfair competition and dilution by tarnishment. The case Hermès International v. Emperia, Inc. et al., 14-CV-03522 (C.D. Cal. 2014), was filed on the 7th may against Emperia, Inc., Anne-Sophie, Inc. and Top’s Handbag, Inc. for selling infringing knockoffs of the iconic Hermès Birkin bag to online retailers Charming Charlieand JustFab.
Belgian court declares Louboutin trademark invalid in three European countries
Christian Louboutin, whose shoes along with Jimmy Choo, Gucci, Manolo Blahnik, Walter Steiger and Alexander McQueen is one of the most expensive and sought after shoe brands in the world, has just lost trademark protection for his distinctive red-soled shoes, in the Benelux, a three-county region including Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, in Western Europe.
Burberry Could Be Losing The Rights To Use Its Famous Check Design In China? Luxury Fashion House Appeals As China Cancels Iconic Tartan Trademark
This week Reports have emerged that Burberry could lose the rights to its iconic plaid print design in China, after a long battle with a rival Chinese company, Polo Santa Roberta that makes similar products. The company from Guangdong initiated cancellation proceedings with the Chinese Trademark Office last February, challenging the Burberry’s trademarked tartan design.
Gucci Loses GG Logo Trademark in the UK
Gucci the Italian fashion house has had its famous interlocking GG Monogram trademark revoked in the UK, on the grounds of non-use. In an interesting set of proceedings, UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) saidGucci were able to retain the registration of their iconic GG trademark for non-medicated toilet preparations; perfumes in class 3, showing evidence that the mark was used from October 2010 for the fragrance Gucci Guilty in the UK.