eBay is often regarded as a hotbed of counterfeit handbags, but the popular auction site is fighting back with the help of some prominent fashion designers. Its Fashion Vault is currently filled with affordable tote bags bearing the slogan "You Can't Fake Fashion."

The totes ...

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 ...

A new bill passed by the US Senate Judiciary Committee should help to protect our favorite handbag designers from those nasty knock-offs. The Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act grants "unique and original designs" three years copyright protection.

Under the bill your average plain black tote probably wouldn't be ...

Coach is taking a stand against those replica handbags, filing a lawsuit against Brown Shoe Co. Inc.

The luxury label says the brand sells a purse that is "virtually an exact copy" of the Coach Ergo Pleated handbag. The designer imitation is available through Brown Shoe's Naturalizer store chain. ...