FAME APPEAL

Sites claiming to have “genuine” designer goods, including Christian Louboutin shoes, Louis Vuitton hand bags, and Nike Jordan sneakers create profiles on Facebook to push counterfeit goods. These advertisements on a social networking site are not only annoying, but could potentially cause confusion– it’s easy to think something is legitimate when it uses a high-end brand’s name, logo, and shows up in a search.
If its illegal, WHY is Facebook allowing it?
Although Facebook may not be liable for infringing upon trademarks, they may be obligated to remove such profiles once brand owners complain that their rights have been violated. According to …

Shopping for Fashion houses: Who is the first in line in the Mergers and Acquisitions Market.
Every business needs capital to get it moving, however there is a tension where seeking capital begins to destroy creativity. That is why there is a difference between the Fashion industry and the Apparel industry. A once unique and quality designer label becomes too bland and boring after it is acquired by a huge penny pinching holding firm… Why does this happen?
Why is it so tough to assess the value of Fashion designers so to …

You must attend today’s event at Fordham Law School. Whether you are a designer, lawyer, involved in international business or simply want to learn about a new and lively  area of the law Fordham Fashion Institute @ 140 West 62nd Street, NYC is the place to be. Follow @Fameappeal on twitter for updates throughout the day.
SCHEDULE: (copied from Fordham Law Page)
9:30-10:45
Panel 1: Shopping for Fashion Houses: Who’s First in Line in the Mergers Acquisitions Market?
Mergers and acquisitions are back in fashion. After the recent downturn there was a hard freeze …

A series  of stores named FAME New York has infringed on True Religion Jeans, (subsidiary of GURU jeans) MEK denim and Miss Me Jeans (a subsidiary of Sweet People Inc.) The heavily embroidered clothing companies filed suit against Defendant FAME NY operated by Mr. Sung Kwon Lee, who allegedly bases his counterfeit operations out of Englewood, New Jersey. Mr. Lee did not stop in NY he has incorporated FAME stores throughout the country as seen in the map below in order to expand his business.  You can read the complaint …

Last night numerous fashion and glamor  industry execs attended FMD Industry Night. Fabulous event held at Canvas Soup Photography Studio. Hairstylists were giving live demonstrations, jewelry retailers displayed their lines and beneficial conversations between company kept on going till late in the night. more photos.

Small time rapper and songwriter Vince Peters filed a notice of appeal on 3/25/11 to the dismissal of his case against Kanye West. Kanye West raps that he is STRONGER… so could Vince Peters be any WRONGER? Known simply as Vince P, he has become a laughing stock on many entertainment blogs when his copyright infringement suit against Kanye was thrown out earlier this month. Vince alleged that the lyrics in Kanye West’s song “Stronger” are substantially similar to that of his demo song “Stronger.” In 2006, as Vince …

On March 10th Levi’s filed suit against Quiksilver (complaint below) on the basis of its allegedly infringing mark. Look at the corresponding diagram…Is that mark substantially similar? If so, should using a  small red tab on the right rear pocket be thrown out of fashion houses all together? Some history between the two denim manufacturers: In 2000, Levi’s and Quicksilver reached a settlement whereby Quiksilver would abstain from the use of tabs on their jeans which looked substantially similar to that of Levi’s. In 2005, Quiksilver persisted to sell jeans that included …