Press Room
Additional Information
Members of the Gioconda Law Group are happy to speak to the media and to educate the public about Brand Protection, Anti-Counterfeiting, Trademark, Copyright and related Intellectual Property issues.
Please direct all press inquiries to joseph.gioconda@giocondalaw.com, or call us at (212) 235-1220.
Press Releases:
Victoria’s Secret Accused of Selling “Knockoffs” By Its Former Hosiery Supplier, August 24, 2012
Dress Designer Sherri Hill Wins $5M Judgment Against Online Counterfeiters, June 20, 2012
Designer Sherri Hill Continues to Get Tough With Knockoff Dresses, August 6, 2010
At the Height of Prom Season, Dress Designer Sherri Hill Sues to Stop Knockoffs, April 14, 2010
Knockoff Vendors Beware: Former Big Law Firm Partner Opens Elite Brand Protection and Anti-
Counterfeiting Law Firm in New York City, Dec. 21, 2009
Books:
Intellectual Property Operations and Implementation in the 21st Century Corporation
Knockoff: The Deadly Trade in Counterfeit Goods
Law Review Articles:
News Articles:
Should You Call Out Your Copycat on Social Media? Entrepreneur Magazine
Slice is back: once-popular soft drink will be rebooted as low-calorie drink sweetened with fruit juice, Chicago Tribune
Still want Nextel ‘push to talk’? Brand attempts a comeback — but not at Sprint, The Kansas City Star
Anheuser Busch Sued, You Can't Have Spuds MacKenzie, He's Our Party Dog Now!, TMZ
Anheuser Busch sued over 'Ghost Spuds' MacKenzie Super Bowl commercial, FoxNews
Who Controls Spuds MacKenzie? Dog at Center of Legal Fight, AdAge
Industry Authorities Discuss Fighting Counterfeiting in the Digital Age at New York Law School Symposium, Women's Wear Daily
Christian Dior wages war with online counterfeiters, World Intellectual Property Review
Photographer Sues Getty Images for Licensing Her Free-to-Use Photos, Reuters
Photographer Sues Getty Images for Selling Images She Donated to Public, Ars Technica
Getty Images says photographer suing it for $1 billion gave up her right to complain, LA Times
Ferrragamo Sues Ex-NFL QB Over Same Name Winery, Law360
From Wumart to Uncle Martian, experts say China's copycat problem is big, CNBC
Victoria's Secret, Bra Designer Reach Deal in Patent Suit, Law360
Victoria's Secret Stole Push-Up Bra From N.J. Designer: Suit, NY Daily News
Victoria's Secret Sued for $15 Million Over Thigh-High Knockoffs, Above the Law
Why eBay is an Art Forger’s Paradise, The Daily Beast
Silicone Bra Insert Inventor Sues Former Lawyer for Flawed Patent-Filing that has Cost Her Millions: Court Papers, NY Daily News
Redskins’ Pork Rind Trademark Rejected, World Intellectual Property Review
That Knockoff Dress Will Make You Look Fat: Lawsuit, NY Post
INTERPOL Swoops on Global Counterfeiters, World Intellectual Property Review
Apple Launches Global “Takeback” Programme on Counterfeit Products, World Intellectual Property Review
Chin Renews Push to Punish the Buyers of Phony Goods, Tribeca Tribune
It’s Truly A Plague: Tory Burch Files FOUR Lawsuits to Curb Counterfeiting, New York Observer
How True Religion Fights the Fakers, World Intellectual Property Review
How ADR Can Stem the Trademarklawpocalypse, JAMS
A Better Way to Fight Online Piracy than SOPA, National Post
Consequences of Overreaching IP Policies, IPLaw360
The Risk of Geographic Trademarks, IPLaw360
Lessons From the Toyota Brand Crisis?, IPLaw360
Creative Approaches to Fighting Art Forgery, New York Law Journal
Counterfeit Battles Heat Up on Web, National Law Journal
‘Durantula’ Guitarist Hits Kevin Durant, Nike with Trademark Suit, Thomson Reuters
Burberry Earns $100M in Counterfeiting Lawsuit, Huffington Post
Hermes Wins $100M Damages from Counterfeit Websites, Bloomberg News
Louis Vuitton Wins ITC Trademark Battle v. Chinese Counterfeiters, Thomson Reuters
Fashion Industry Copes With Designer Knockoffs, National Public Radio
A Satire of a Classic Fails to Amuse The August House of Hermes, The New York Times
Former DLA Partner Opens Anti-Counterfeiting Boutique Firm, National Law Journal
ABC TV Is Sued Over Plan for Show, The New York Times
City Sued in Battle Against Knockoff Purses, Chicago Tribune
Taking on Art Fraud, Plaintiff Magazine
Hermes Files Handbag Lawsuit, Women's Wear Daily
Fakes, Forgeries and the Law, MuseumVIEWS
Gioconda Law in NYC to Focus on Brand Protection Litigation, Fibre2Fashion
Tis The Season to Counterfeit, Baseline
In Baltimore, A Tale of Two Bureaus, The Examiner
The Real Fake Thing, Portfolio
In Crimes to Come, TechRevu
Small Win in War on Piracy, The Standard
Styles Change, But Legal Issues Remain, Fashion Lawyer Blog
Rash of IP Boutiques Look to Cash in Post-Recession, IPLaw360
True Religion Targets Online Counterfeit Operators, Women's Wear Daily
Firms Focus on Anti-Counterfeiting, Lawyer's Weekly
Piercings, Tattoos, and Expert Witnesses, The American Chronicle
Partners Flee Big Law Firms to Be Masters of their Domain, Crain's New York Business
American Apparel’s Stock Continued Slide, Women's Wear Daily
Counterfeiter, Imitators: Fine Line, The Wall Street Journal
Former MegaFirm Partner Launches NY Boutique, New York Lawyer
M.I.T. Professor Takes a Closer Look at Counterfeiting and the Consumer, Women’s Wear Daily
Stemming the Tide of Product Piracy, Los Angeles Times
Bacardi Celebrates in Rum Trademark War, Managing Intellectual Property
DLA Piper Ex-Partner Opens Anti-Counterfeiting Firm, Law360
Designers Add Muscle in Battle Against Knockoffs, National Jeweler
Big Business in Counterfeiting Products, Voice of America
Bag the Knockoffs!, Newsday
Special Report: Accessories — or a Crime?, NBC
Handbag Wars, Vogue
Suit Sends Message to Bootleg Sellers: Knock It Off, Los Angeles Times
LVMH Files Suit Against Chinatown Landlord, Women’s Wear Daily
The Fighters of the Fake Get Real, Newsday
Duped By Designer Doubles; Are Knockoffs Worth the Price?, Black Enterprise
Vuitton Sues Rival Dooney, New York Post
Two Men Battle Over Right to Put California Artist’s Name on Apparel, The Orange County Register
Playboy Set to Turn Page in Web Trial, New York Daily News
Ripped Off Idea?, Show Biz
Counterfeit Products, Voice of America
Jones Wins Round in Polo Contract Fight, Women’s Wear Daily
Dont Buy Into Online Designer Deals, Columbia Missourian
Behind the Brand: Triumphs and Tragedies, Brand Channel
Counterfeit Conundrum, Shopping Centers Today
Fighting Bogus Goods to Protect the Brand, Brandweek
War on Knockoff Havens, New York Post
