{"id":1674,"date":"2017-02-05T16:47:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-05T21:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2023-07-25T11:56:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T15:56:25","slug":"paging-the-fashion-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/2017\/02\/paging-the-fashion-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Paging the Fashion Police"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As reported by\u00a0The Fashion Law<\/a>, in an ironic turn of events, retailer Forever 21, which has been sued over 50 times in recent years for copying others’ protected designs, has filed suit against C. Luce and CornerStone Apparel (doing business as TCEC and Papaya Clothing, respectively) for\u00a0infringing on one of\u00a0its<\/em>\u00a0protected designs.<\/p>\n

The suit\u00a0centers around the pattern\u00a0on Ikat printed harem pants, and while the specific items of clothing potentially\u00a0infringing on Forever 21\u2019s protected designs are not identified in the complaint, Yahoo! Style<\/a> contains pictures of the allegedly infringing Papaya pants that contain a seemingly similar style to those offered by Forever 21. \u00a0According to the complaint\u00a0filed in early 2017 in the Central District Court of California<\/a>, Forever 21 claims that both companies infringed on its copyrighted design, causing it to\u00a0lose\u00a0profits and harming its reputation as a\u00a0designer and seller of “innovative, fashionable clothing.” \u00a0\u00a0The fast fashion powerhouse is requesting the destruction of the allegedly infringing clothing, damages for the defendants’ profits, and attorneys’ fees.<\/p>\n

Tyler Bittner is an Entertainment Highlight Contributor for the Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law and a current first year student at Harvard Law School (Class of 2019).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As reported by\u00a0The Fashion Law, in an ironic turn of events, retailer Forever 21, which has been sued over 50 times in recent years for copying others’ protected designs, has filed suit against C. Luce and CornerStone Apparel (doing business as TCEC and Papaya Clothing, respectively) for\u00a0infringing on one of\u00a0its\u00a0protected designs. 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