Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property
Aug. 31, 2017
Trade dress lawsuits are in fashion these days
Two cosmetic companies have filed trademark infringement lawsuits in California district courts for the alleged duping of lipstick product design and packaging.
Victoria Burke
Scott + Scott Attorneys at Law, LLPEmail: vburke@scott-scott.com
Victoria is an adjunct professor of Fashion Law at Southwestern Law School.
On a recent British Vogue documentary series, Karl Lagerfeld remarked about the time table of fashion as, “the future is six months, six months, six months. There is no credit on the past.” This may be true when you are leading the pack in the fashion trends. However, this does not apply to the lucrative world of knockoffs, or “dupes.” In that world, designers are banking on the past success of brand leaders to sell their cheaper versions. Here, imitation can be as go...
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