The Rise and Rise of IP Trolls
Innovation fuels progress, but it also creates opportunities for exploitation. Enter the troll: Shadowy figures that lie in wait, using IP law as a tool of extortion rather than protection. Unlike the real creators, these actors contribute nothing to create the assets they claim to protect. Instead, their business model revolves around extracting settlements or […]
“It’s Just a Replica—Or Is It?”: Unpacking Trademark Infringement & Unfair Competition in Fragrance Dupes
We all love a bargain. You walk into your local supermarket to see a perfume priced at $30. You notice the label says it is ‘inspired by’ a luxury perfume — a fragrance that typically retails for $830. You’re likely to pick the former. The ‘deal-maker’ in this transaction, as is often the case, is […]
Up In The Air: Navigating Perfume Copyrights in a Sea of ‘Smell Alikes’
To say perfumes are a chemical blend of airborne molecules that form a scent and nothing more would be simplistic. Perfumes are an accessory we daily “wear”; and are every inch a part of how others identify, associate, and perceive us. Indeed, they are a mix of existing molecular blends engineered to produce a particular […]