Seriously, can’t we all just get along?

Juicy Couture is suing Victoria Secret over the Pink label trademark. .Their latest lawsuit accuses Victoria’s Secret of capitalizing on this ingenious idea to sell its Pink line. The company is also upset Victoria’s Secret packages clothing in the shape of lollipops, bonbons, and ice-cream cones, much like Juicy Couture’s Sweet Shoppe. The Daily News reports the company wants Victoria’s Secret to destroy all offending merchandise and cough up three times the profits it made on the clothes.
Juicy recently sued juicycampus.com for trademark infringement, and previously sued Jewish Website and clothing company Jewcy. Can’t we all just get along?
Psst! Juicy, I know so many companies that use trademarks similar to yours, sometimes I get confused. Will you go after them all?? I guess you will.
Now to an actual David and Goliath story.

When I first heard of this, via Fashionista, my heart went out to the artist Nadia Plesner. I dont know how she thinks she can take on LVMH. I like Louis Vuitton as much as the next person (maybe a little too much) but I also know my heart is in the right place. Sweetie, Some are guilty for the problems in the world. All of us bear responsibility but Louis Vuitton is not responsible for Darfur.  They cannot be portrayed in that light.

On her site, she has the letters from Louis Vutton telling her to cease and desist. She now has several lawyers helping her. I certainly hope they are all pro bono. Here is what she says “However, I stand up for my artistic freedom to express my view of the world as I see it without restrictions from anybody.” How she hopes to take on a juggernaut like Louis Vuitton interests me. I hope like David and Goliath and for her sake, there will be a winning solution for her.

I was initially impresed by the fact that 100% profits go to charity but found out only 30% of her profits actually go to charity. She is pocketing 70%. Admittedly some of the money goes to expenses and all, but she is also making money off the genocide in Darfur.

CUSTOMS COUNTERFEIT BUST - LA

Customs officials inspecting two cargo containers at the Port of Los Angeles recently came across hundreds of counterfeit hats, shoes, blankets, wallets, wearing apparel and jewelry all bearing designer names.

The discoveries were made on two separate days, April 8 and 11, but all the merchandise was sent from the same company in China to the same buyer in Texas, said Christina Gamez, a spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, on Tuesday. Gamez did not reveal the name of the supplier or the importer.

The value of the apprehended merchandise was placed at $1.3 million, but if they had been sold as authentic items, they would have fetched $38 million, customs officials said.

Seriously when you look at such staggering returns on the numbers, this is what? a 3,000% profit? Its almost worth it for the conterfeiters. This thing is not going to stop anytime soon. The counterfeit items bore labels such as Burberry, Giorgio Armani, Baby Phat and Dolce & Gabbana, as well as other prominent names. (Apparel News)