FAME APPEAL

Levi-Strauss has been a landmark company that has provided  denim clothing world wide. However can you believe even ol’ Levi is having trademark infringement issues? A company called Gardeur has allegedly made their back pocket design similar to Levi’s double curve design.  Levi’s alleges that the “clothing that displays stitching designs that are confusingly similar to [Levi’s] Arcuate trademark.” I do not think consumers will confuse the two designs. First because levi’s usually sew a colored tab in between the seat of the jean and the back pocket. Secondly, the …

“The Problem With Being a Trendsetter”
When it comes to fashion, no success is sacred. Last year, the Shashi bracelet, a bauble of macramé and rhinestones, was on Lindsay Lohan’s wrist and sold for about $60 at Henri Bendel and Intermix. Now, American Eagle Outfitters Inc. is selling similar-looking bracelets priced at $12.50.
“It’s not fair,” says jewelry designer Yuvi Alpert, who, along with his business partner, Danna Kobo, makes and sells the Shashi bracelet. While the design continues to sell well, the Shashi bracelets’ retailers have complained about less expensive look-alikes on …

—-The Supreme Court announced on April 19th that it would decide the international copyright exhaustion case of Costco v. Omega. Costco purchased Omega watches from a third-party importer and sold the watch for $1,300 instead of the $2,000 suggested retail price. Omega (a division of Swatch) then sued Costco for copyright infringement – alleging that the sale violated the Swiss Company’s US Copyright covering the “Omega globe design” on the back of the watch. In a 2008 decision, the Ninth Circuit agreed with Omega, holding that the US Copyright was not …

____No one in Miami will give MTV’s Jersey Shore permission to film on their property. Jersey Shore producers want almost “no limitations” on what they do on the location and have the right to destroy almost anything they want on the property! (read contract here) In my opinion given the reckless behavior of the cast the Location Release agreement should be more restrictive on what the cast members can and cannot do.
The contract reads: “The Project may lead to emotional strains and pressures on you, your business, your friends, your …

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-April 19th in Chestnut the Fashion Group International presented a beautiful fashion designer competition at  The Chestnut Club in center city Philadelphia. The event was hosted by Emmy award winning host and producer Linda Swain. The fashion show competition was fantastic, I was extremely impressed by the attention to detail and practical retail possibilities for the designs. While other designs were quite over the top the were was a good balance between classic and innovative styles.  Two main points to take away from the Q & A …

Fame Appeal has been featured on the Widener Law School News. Many thanks to the Faculty and Staff who assisted in this process. Especially to the web editor for writing a great article.
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Fame Appeal Fan Fahad Shariff, reports from New York as an attendee to a trendy seminar sponsored by Pepsi co. called the Refresh Project. Where Pepsi is looking for “people, business, and non-profits with ideas that will have a positive impact. It urges you to look around your community and think about how you want to change it.” Hill Harper who you might  know from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, gave a great lecture encouraging people from of all ages to find innovative ways that will help help better the community and the people …