Above, my favorite latest designer ripoff – the Kate Middleton wedding dress. A cheaper version of the Alexander McQueen designer’s, Sara Burton, vision, so now every bride can feel like a princess… (photo credit to Mirror.co.uk) With New York Fashion Week nearing its end, and the whirl of Forever 21’s sewing machines beginning to hum, I… Continue Reading
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Ralph Lauren’s New Fall Focus: Mexican Drug Traffickers?
Posted in BrandingIf the thousands of ads I have seen over the years have taught me anything, it is that the words “Ralph Lauren” and “drug traffickers” don’t belong in the same sentence. According to ad campaigns, upon hearing “Ralph Lauren” we are instead supposed to imagine clean-shaven, chiseled young men with their equally attractive, perfectly slender,… Continue Reading
The Designer of Everyone’s Favorite Red Heeled Shoes Sues to Protect His Empire
Posted in Famous Marks, Law Suits, TrademarksFrench designer Christian Louboutin is one of the most exciting high fashion shoe designers in the world. Initially, he developed his now famous trademarked Red Sole Mark shoes. by merely using red nail polish on the bottom of a shoe nineteen years ago. In August 2006, he registered the mark described as “The color(s) red is/are claimed… Continue Reading
Question Mark Brands?
Posted in AlphaWatch, Branding, Famous Marks, Food, Law Suits, Marketing, Non-Traditional Trademarks, Trademarks, TTABA couple of months ago I blogged about Branding Exclamations! Before that I blogged about Increasingly Intense Ellipsis Branding . . . . Now, it appears I must revisit the subject of punctuation mark branding given Cadbury Adams’ new Mega Mystery Stride brand gum, prominently featuring a question mark logo on the packaging where the S logo normally appears. The… Continue Reading
Lawsuits – Back in Fashion This Fall
Posted in Infringement, Law SuitsLast week, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported that Coach filed a complaint in New York against Minneapolis-based Target Corporation, alleging infringement of two of its handbag designs. Coach claims Target’s new designs are too similar to two of its bags, including the Ergo and Signature Patchwork bags: Target is not alone. Coach also filed a lawsuit against Brown Shoe Co.,… Continue Reading
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Steve Baird
Just so you know, I'm all about brands and the law, both professionally and personally. I regularly annoy family and friends in retail stores by focusing on product labels—not to buy the product, but to read the fine print and ask, "Who owns these brands" and "Did they really register those marks?" More...
Dan Kelly
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Sharon Armstrong
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Brent Lorentz
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Catlan McCurdy
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Brad Walz
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Susan Perera
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Laura Gutierrez
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