Recently, pictures of the wedding ring that Brad Pitt has designed for wife-to-be Angelina Jolie have been released.  Undoubtedly, replicas of such rings are soon to follow.  Kate Middleton’s sapphire ring has yielded many imitations and there is no reason to believe that Angelina’s ring will be any different.  Some have speculated that Brad may [...]

The Gucci v. Guess lawsuit, which was filed by Gucci in 2009, finally arrived in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin on March 28, 2012. Gucci has alleged that $221 million worth of Guess products infringed Gucci trademarked designs. In Guess’s opening statements, its lawyer alleged that Gucci can’t claim infringement because of the [...]

Another case of a big jewelry and accessories chain copying the works of independent designers. First Urban Outfitters, now Claire’s. It’s like all our middle school fashion-havens (using that term loosely…) have all gone bad!

Before classes start and school obligations kick in, you might want to try making a funny Rube Goldberg machine. No, we didn’t say it’d be “useful,” but we did say funny.

Introducing Equity, the new font that is “inspired by legal typography and the needs of legal writers.” The font designer wanted Equity, a serif typeface, to be every bit as space-efficient as Times New Roman, but a lot more readable–and a tad sexy. “I wanted Equity to be like a navy-blue Armani suit: a classic [...]

Johnny Cupcakes releases Nickelodeon T-Shirt Collaboration, Deals with Trademark Infringement Daily Johhny Cupcakes, the clothing brand that always combines pop culture and cupcakes in its designs, recently released t-shirts from its collaboration with Nickelodeon. While it has already released Spongebob Squarepants and Red & Stimpy shirts, last week’s release included designs featuring the Rugrats, Rocko’s [...]

Stop the train presses. The uniform font of the NYC subway system signage is Helvetica. But since the “9/11 memorial” has become its own brand, and is printed in its own font, NY historians and journalists wonder “where will [branding] stop?” Insert “subway stop” pun here. But as it stands, MTA officials do not believe [...]

The iconic “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster has recently been revived from its British, Second World War roots.  This poster was originally designed by the British Ministry of Information and was intended to boost the morale of British citizens in case of a severe wartime incident such as an air raid.  Interestingly, although 2.5 [...]

It looks like Coca-Cola and Pepsi, long-time soft-drink rivals, have taken their competition to a new level: the federal court.  Coca-Cola has filed a $1 billion action against Pepsi for using a glass bottle, which is allegedly confusing because it is so similar to Coca-Cola’s iconic glass bottle, as the Herald Sun reported. Coca-Cola has [...]

The Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act (the “IDPPPA” or “Fake Fashion Bill”) is a bill introduced by New York Senator Chuck Schumer intended to provide long-awaited copyright protection to original fashion designs, including apparel, handbags, and accessories.  The bill, brought in August 2010, is a compromise to its problematic predecessor, the Design Piracy [...]