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Intellectual Property

Jul. 7, 2010

Copyright Claim Allowed to Proceed

French designer Christian Audigier's fends off a third lawsuit filed accusing him of infringing on tattoo artists by emblazoning their designs on $100 t-shirts and other product sold under the popular street wear brand bearing his name.

By Evan George

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - The third time's the charm.

That may be French designer Christian Audigier's hope as he fends off a third lawsuit filed in two years accusing him of infringing on the tattoo artists whose iconic prints have helped him sell flashy T-shirts for as much as $100 a pop under the popular street wear brand bearing his name.

Two previous lawsuits by other a...

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