Italian jewelry company Buccellati is suing Miami-based handbag company Laura Buccellati LLC. for copyright infringement, claiming the handbag firm is "capitalizing on the popularity of the Buccellati trademarks."

Laura Buccellati is actually the grandniece of the famed jeweler Mario Buccellati, and it's this heritage that led her to employ the tagline ...

A Chinatown store employee in New York City has been charged with two counts of copyright infringement in the third degree after attempting to sell cardboard versions of designer handbags.

Wing Sun Mak reportedly attempted to sell three cardboard purses with Burberry logos, and one with a Louis Vuitton insignia. ...

The Kardashian sisters' Kardashian Kollection hasn't even hit shelves, but already the socialite sisters have been taken to task over one of their handbag designs. Monica Botkier claims one of the leopard print purses sold through Sears stores is a copy of her Trigger ...

Louis Vuitton and Burberry have won record sums after successfully suing Canadian copycat labels. The luxury fashion houses finally took Singga Enterprises, Carnation Fashion Company, and Altec to task over the replica designer handbags they’ve imported from China for the past three years.

The Canadian court awarded Louis ...

Coach is the latest handbag brand getting litigious in efforts to protect its creative property. The American fashion house is suing Jo-Ann Fabrics for trademark infringement.

Coach says that Jo-Ann Fabrics' Blizzard Fleece fabric, which is decorated with elongated letter Os, is too similar ...

Target has angered Proenza Schouler designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez by selling a bag virtually identical to their iconic PS1 purse. While the original Proenza Schouler accessory costs a few thousand dollars, you can own a similarly styled Mossimo messenger for just ...

A group called Anonymous has waged war on Louis Vuitton, declaring that its harsh stance on copyright infringement denies artists their creative freedom. The protestors have launched Operation Skankbag to fight on behalf of artists targeted by Louis Vuitton, including Danish student Nadia Plesner.

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Some say that imitation is the highest form of flattery, but fashion brands seem to take mimicry a little harder than most. The latest label to get litigious is Givenchy, who has launched a suit against BCBG Max Azria.

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Coach is fighting back against market knock-offs by filing a lawsuit against the entire city of Chicago. The case claims the city allows vendors at New Maxwell Street Market to sell counterfeit Coach handbags.

Apparently Coach hired an investigator who found that several New Maxwell Street Market vendors were selling ...

It's taken seven months, but Coach and Target have finally settled their court battle over copyright infringement. Coach claimed that Target sold bags resembling its Ergo and Signature Patchwork designs.

In a statement Coach said that all parties "have amicably resolved the recent lawsuit." The terms of that resolution are ...

We've got another case of copyright infringement lawsuit on our hands. This time its Marc Jacobs taking Christian Audigier's Nervous Tattoo Inc. (responsible for the Ed Hardy label) to task for trade dress and trademark infringement.

Marc Jacobs claims its Pretty Nylon Tate Tote looks an awful lot like ...

Burberry is taking a cue from fellow designer handbag maker Coach and cracking down on copyright infringement. While Coach has taken action against retailers who are selling styles similar to their own, Burberry is all about protecting its signature checkered pattern.

The British-based company is up in arms about UK pet supply ...