Court ruled the jewelry designer owns the 'Caviar' name
-- JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone, 8/28/2007 7:27:00 AM
A federal judge in Philadelphia ruled that jewelry designer and manufacturer Michael Dawkins, Inc. infringed upon the trademark owned by jewelry designer and manufacturer Lagos, Inc. [Complicating matters somewhat is that MDI filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Aug.2.]
U.S. District Court Judge Ronald J. Buckwalter of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,
through a consent order and permanent injunction, said that
Philadelphia-based Lagos owns the trademark for the "Caviar" name in
jewelry designs and that MDI must stop using the name in promoting and
selling its own jewelry line—specifically rings, pins, bracelets,
earrings, necklaces, and... Read More
Archive for August, 2007
Today on our email discussion group (if you're not already on it send a blank email to designerjewelrybiz-subscribe@yahoogroups.com) someone asked "How, and by whom, are seasonal jewelry trends started? What
are the top publications that jewelry designers consult regarding trends?"
I think there isn't one simple answer -- it's in the air.
Fashionable people seem to feel the wind a changin' when it's time to go from short to long or big to tiny. There's the fashion bell curve of acceptance and the early adopters are way at the beginning, the mass of the folks on the curve - and those poor schleppers at the other end of the curve so hopelessly out-of-touch.
Or is that right before the NEXT curve begins? Most trends are cyclical and in reaction to the previous... Read More
Founded in 1962, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) is a not-for-profit organization of more than 300
top U.S.-based fashion and accessory designers. New members are chosen based
on a vote by the board of directors upon review of their application.
This year's new members are:
Michael Ball for Rock & Republic
Victoria Bartlett for VPL
Monica Botkier for Botkier
Tory Burch
Richard Chai
Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig for Marchesa
Wenlan Chia for Twinkle
Keanan Duffty for Slinky Vagabond
Pina Ferlisi for Generra
Justin Giunta for Subversive Jewelry
Henry Jacobson
Phillip Lim for 3.1 Phillip Lim
Adam Lippes for Adampluseve
Andreas Melbostad for Phi
Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte
David Neville and Marcus Wainwright for Rag & Bone
James... Read More
U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Nail Design Thiefs
by
Renata Espinosa on www.fashionwiredaily.comAugust 09th, 2007 @ 12:06 AM - Not
so fast, "fast" fashion – if a new design piracy bill that U.S. senators
just introduced passes, companies hawking copies of an original design registered
by a designer with the U.S. Copyright Office may find themselves dealing
with a copyright infringement lawsuit.
Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Dianne
Feinstein (D-CA) Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Herb Kohl (D-WI), Lindsey Graham (R-SC),
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
introduced the bill in Washington D.C. last Thursday, August 2.
Under the bill, called the Design Piracy Prohibition Act, designers... Read More
