To Register Or Not To Register -- That Is The Question
If your garment manufacturing work is done in California, you need to register with the California Labor Commissioner or you could face heavy fines.
YSL has Louboutin Seeing Red
Elvis Costello's 1977 hit song "The Angels Want to Wear My Red Shoes" might be an appropriate theme song for the high profile fashion trademark case that was brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York earlier last month by the designer Christian Louboutin, Christian Louboutin S.A. and Christian Louboutin LLC ("Christian Louboutin") against Yves Saint Laurent America, Inc., Yves Saint Laurent America Holding, Inc., Yves Saint Laurent S.A.S. and Yves Saint Laurent ("YSL). Plaintiff Louboutin and his related corporate entities allege that YSL and its affiliated companies violated Louboutin's red sole trademark by selling women's shoes with red uppers and outsoles virtually identical to Louboutin's red sole trademark. Plaintiffs further allege that: "YSL shoe models Tribute, Tribtoo, Palais, and Woodstock all appear now to carry the copy of Plaintiffs' Red Sole Mark." The YSL shoes at issue were part of a YSL collection featuring colored soles and uppers in red, green and blue color ways. Plaintiffs seek injunctive relief to prevent YSL from any further sales of red-soled shoes, profits allegedly earned through sales of the accused infringing shoes, actual damages, statutory damages, interest, and costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.
Oops They Did It Again! Lead Testing Requirements Under Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Stayed Until The End Of 2011
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) recently issued a notice announcing a revision to the terms of the stay of enforcement of the stringent certification and testing requirements under section 14 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (“CPSIA”). With regard to testing and certification of the total lead content in children’s products, except for metal components of children’s metal jewelry, the stay of enforcement is extended until December 31, 2011. The extension of the stay also applies to certain parts of youth all-terrain vehicles, youth off-road motorcycles, youth snowmobiles, bicycles, jogger strollers, and bicycle trailers.
