Burberry Succeeds in Obtaining Court Injunction Against Chinese Copycat Brand
Burberry has been successful in obtaining a preliminary injunction against Xinboli Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, the owner of the Chinese brand Baneberry, for trademark infringement by a court in the Chinese city of Suzhou. Evidence from this case shows that the alleged infringing trademark holders used the same special font as the Burberry brand to market their Baneberry products, in parallel with the same or similar patterns.
LVMH & Rihanna Put Fenty Fashion on Pause To Focus on Her Billion Dollar Business
Rihanna caused a stir with news last week Wednesday that her LVMH owned Fenty brand would be closing its doors, just two years following the launch of Rihanna’s Fenty fashion line. Challenges with production amid the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis in Europe, posed serious difficulties for the new brands operations and ability to create eight ready-to-wear collections a year as well as travel to visit the French based Maison’s Atelier.
Love Island Star Molly Mae Has Instagram Post Banned After Breaching ASA rules
A ruling from the ASA today has banned an instagram ad posted by former Love Islander and social media influencer Molly Mae after it received a complaint that challenged whether the post ‘was obviously identifiable as a marketing communication.’
FLB Host 8th Fashion Law Masterclass with Chanel, Manolo & Burberry Legal Counsels In London
On June 21st Fashion, Law and Business hosted the 8th annual Summer Fashion Law Masterclass at the distinguished Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design, in Central London. Designed to give attendees an understanding of the most important legal aspects of the fashion industry, participants had the opportunity to hear from experts on Fashion Law
GIGI HADID FACES HER THIRD COPYRIGHT LAWSUIT AND HER INSTAGRAM IS TO BLAME (AGAIN)...
This week, Gigi Hadid has found herself at the receiving end of her third copyright suit... and once again it’s her Instagram posts that are to blame. New York-based photographer Robert O’Neil has raised an action against Hadid - real name Jelena Noura - for the “reproduction and public display of a copyrighted photograph” of her then-boyfriend (and apparent “muze”) Zayn Malik.