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Artistic Freedom v. Louis Vuitton's Community Design Rights
Posted on 27 Apr 2011 by Caroline Hooper

COURT OF THE HAGUE, DECISION OF 27 JANUARY 2011 Louis Vuitton claimed an ex-parte court order against the artist Nadia Plesner for infringing its Community design rights in the "Multicolor Canvas" pattern by using the picture of a Louis... Read More

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP: Louis Vuitton Achieves Genuine Victory Over Flea Market's Phony Sales
Posted on 27 Mar 2012 by Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

By Tyler Baker Luxury brand titan Louis Vuitton recently achieved a significant victory over counterfeiting of its designer products. In an action brought in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Louis Vuitton sued the Eisenhauer... Read More

Louis Vuitton and The Hangover II: A Trademark Battle between Beauty and the Beast
Posted on 19 Jun 2012 by Travis Burchart

How come The Hangover II can't keep its grubby mitts out of IP law. Last year, the movie did a bit of copyright battle with Mike Tyson's tattoo artist . That makes a little sense; boxing, tattoos and hangovers might fit into some sort of loose... Read More

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP: Louis Vuitton Sets A New Standard In Federal Trademark And Copyright Law
Posted on 20 Jan 2012 by Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

By Alona G. Metz In the recent landmark case of Louis Vuitton Malletier, S.A. v. Akanoc Solutions, Inc. , 658 F.3d 936 (9th Cir. 2011), 1 the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a web-hosting company that owned and operated servers... Read More

Aaron Wood of Wood Trade Marks and Designs in London on recent IP rulings in Europe
Posted on 17 Dec 2009 by Copyright & Trademark Law Community Staff

On this edition, Aaron Wood of Wood Trade Marks and Designs in London discusses the recent ruling from a Paris court in the case between eBay and Louis Vuitton and other intellectual property actions in Europe and the U.K. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis... Read More