#fashionlaw — Public Fediverse posts

At the Met Gala, Anna Sawai's similar outfit to Zendaya raised eyebrows, showcasing how celebrity fashion can spur discussions around identity and representation. In legal terms, it also touches on copyright and trademark issues in fashion. How do you think these comparisons impact privacy and personal branding? #FashionLaw #Privacy

Read more: https://steelefamlaw.com/vM6aEW

Fourth Circuit affirms the USPTO's refusal to register the certain parts of the Timberland boot design as trade dress:

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca4.170358/gov.uscourts.ca4.170358.60.0.pdf

The court agreed that the claimed design was not distinctive and did not reach the issue of functionality.

#TradeDress #FashionLaw #PartialDesigns

Rachel Adin LLC sues H&M over jewelry, neither side seems to have any idea how design patents work: https://www.scribd.com/document/695487112/Adin-v-H-M-Complaint

#DesignPatents #TradeDress #FashionLaw

D1,005,654 - issued this week to adidas AG for a design for "footwear." #DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents #FashionLaw

Issued this week to Pikolinos Diseño S.L.U.,—D1,003,011, for a design for a “shoe.” #DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents #FashionLaw

Issued this week—D1,002,148, for a design for a “square-necked long-sleeved shirt”: https://designpatentlookbook.tumblr.com/post/732355022668627968/issued-this-weekd1002148-for-a-design-for-a #DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents #FashionLaw

Issued this week to Rothy’s—D1,002,177, for a design for a “tote bag”: https://designpatentlookbook.tumblr.com/post/732354891802116096/issued-this-week-to-rothysd1002177-for-a #DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents #FashionLaw

Issued this week to Balenciaga—D1,002,162, for a design for a “shoe”: https://designpatentlookbook.tumblr.com/post/732354856509161472/issued-this-week-to-balenciagad1002162-for-a#DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents #FashionLaw

Issued this week to AZZEDINE ALAIA SAS—D1,001,433, for a design for a “shoe.” #DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents #FashionLaw

D92,701 - issued in 1934 for a design for a "cellophane hat or analogous article." #DesignPatents #FashionLaw

Issued this week to New Balance Athletics, Inc.—D992,243, for a design for “footwear”: https://designpatentlookbook.tumblr.com/post/723396518212747264/issued-this-week-to-new-balance-athletics #DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents #FashionLaw

Issued this week—D992,263, for a design for a “shoe”: https://designpatentlookbook.tumblr.com/post/723396450315272192/issued-this-weekd992263-for-a-design-for-a #DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents #FashionLaw

Issued this week to Bulgari S.p.A.—D992,276, for a design for a “bag”: https://designpatentlookbook.tumblr.com/post/723396402759270400/issued-this-week-to-bulgari-spad992276-for-a #DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents #FashionLaw

Issued this week to Pikolinos Diseño S.L.U.,—D991,645, for a design for a “shoe”: According to the description of the drawings: “The portions of the sole bottom that are covered in a gray overlay and the portions that are not shown form no part of the claimed design.” #DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents #FashionLaw

Issued this week to HERMES SELLIER—D987,291, for a design for a “handbag”: https://designpatentlookbook.tumblr.com/post/718958780850864128/issued-this-week-to-hermes-sellierd987291-for-a#DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents #FashionLaw

Issued this week to J. Choo Ltd.—D985,423, for a design for a “fashion ornament”: https://designpatentlookbook.tumblr.com/post/717054304485326848/issued-this-week-to-j-choo-ltdd985423-for-a #DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents #FashionLaw

Issued this week—D985,263, for a design for a “bamboo bag”: https://designpatentlookbook.tumblr.com/post/717054277731942400/issued-this-weekd985263-for-a-design-for-a #DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents #FashionLaw CC: @tfl

Okay, let's take a look at #LouboutinVersusVinci (h/t @tfl, who highlighted this case yesterday): https://www.scribd.com/document/643983478/Louboutin-v-Vinci-Complaint

#DesignPatents #TradeDress #FashionLaw

Issued this week to LOEWE, S.A.—D984,125, for a design for a “handbag”: https://designpatentlookbook.tumblr.com/post/715769383713177600/test-document-issued-this-week-to-loewe #DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents #FashionLaw

Issued this week to Cartier Int’l AG—D980,890, for a design for “Spectacles”: https://designpatentlookbook.tumblr.com/post/712153729231699968/issued-this-week-to-cartier-intl-agd980890-for

Everything in dotted lines has been disclaimed and "form[s] no part of the claimed design."

#DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents #FashionLaw

Issued this week to Starlink Technology Co., Limited—D980,593, for a design for a “Shoe”: https://designpatentlookbook.tumblr.com/post/712153680223272960/issued-this-week-to-starlink-technology-co #DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents #FashionLaw