Fashion Lawyer is thrilled to announce that Joseph Gioconda, Esq.  has offered to write a guest column!  The column will follow in a separate post, but please feel free to see his bio below:

Joseph Gioconda is a partner in the New York office of the prestigious global law firm DLA Piper US LLP (formerly DLA […]

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A few months ago, I blogged about the trademark dispute that had erupted between  Vera Wang and The Vera Company, over Wang’s use of the phrase “Simply Vera” as the name for her new lower-priced offerings to be sold at Kohl’s. 

The case was set for a a federal jury trial this week, but last week, the two companies settled […]

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Ever see the little letters TM or R beside a phrase or a logo and wonder what they mean?

This article gives a little background on the difference between trademarks and copyrights, but I will also share some information with you.
A trademark is a sign, logo, phrase or any other type of intellectual property that conveys a […]

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A colleague sent me this article from the New York Times comparing the inflated prices in the real estate market and its impending bubble burst to the puffed-up purse prices of today. Interesting idea. Thanks, Khari!

What struck me about the article was the mention of a new line of handbags from a company called Slow and Steady […]

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I have a friend who loves vintage scarves, especially ones from The Vera Company. Vera Neumann began making scarves with colorful print designs from extra parachute silk in the 1940’s. By the 1970’s Neumann’s designs were sold world-wide, and her business was making $100 million. She died in 1993, but her designs live on, and […]

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