Knockoffs

Ideas, Inventions and Patents are Worthless Without Knowing Who Will Buy Your Product

Jerry Chautin | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Entertainment Center, University of Wisconsin, Sbdc, Patent Litigation, Provisional Patent Application, Atlanta SCORE, Starting a Business, Wilson, Jenkins, Small Business Centers, Patents, Business News, Score, Bootstrapping a Business, Taylor & Hunt, Knockoffs, Small Business, Small Business America, Business News

The Pulvers needed help with forming a legal entity, advice on marketing and on protecting their product against knockoffs. So Dick Fenster put together a team of SCORE volunteers that included a lawyer and two engineers with patent and marketing experience.

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Feds Try To Knock Off Knockoffs

AP | By ALICIA A. CALDWELL | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Copyright Infringement, White House, Video, Counterfeit Merchandise, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Imitation Goods, Designer Handbags, Justice Department, Knockoffs, NinjaVideo.Net, Business News

WASHINGTON -- The knockoff designer bags look close enough to the real thing that few would notice at a casual glance. Same goes for the imitation rep...

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Why (Fake) Uggs Are Ugg-lier Than Ever

The Huffington Post | Marielle Bingham | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Fur, Rihanna, Animal Cruelty, Video, Animal Cruelty for Uggs, Peta, Knockoffs, Uggs, Style News

Shocking video has surfaced which shows raccoon dogs being skinned for the purpose of making fake Ugg boots. The disturbing footage, reported by Th...

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Fashionably Late: Style News You Might Have Missed This Week

The Huffington Post | Marielle Bingham | Posted 10.27.2011

Read More: Ebay, Style News, Modells, Zac Posen, Jil Sander, Models, Iman, Courtney Love, Adam Levine, Daphne Guinness, Hermes, E! News, Oscar De La Renta, Sephora, Kris Humphries, Isaac Mizrahi, Joan Rivers, Lacoste, Hsn, Makeup, Fashion Week, Frances Bean Cobain, Kellan Lutz, Vena Cava, Kim Kardashian Wedding, Uniqlo, Arizona Muse, Charlotte Ronson, Max Azria, Kate Middleton, Knockoffs, Kim Kardashian, New York Fashion Week, Style News

Welcome to Fashionably Late, where we round up the Style scraps that didn't make it to our news page this week. Click through and catch up on what els...

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Knockoffs And Counterfeits Pose Risks To Your Health

AOL Daily Finance | Loren Berlin | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Rolex, Counterfeiting, Health Risks, Lead Paint, Attorney General, Health, Louis Vuitton, Black Market, Knockoffs, Video, Business News

Talking about knockoff jackets with Kevin Spreekmeester, the global marketing vice president for outdoor clothing company Canada Goose, is a bit like ...

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Councilwoman Backs Off Counterfeit Handbag Penalties

dnainfo.com | Posted 06.29.2011

Read More: Ny Shopping, Knockoffs, Councilwoman Margaret Chin, New York Chinatown, Ny News, Canal Street, New York News

UPDATE: Margaret Chin released this statement: “Council member Chin is in no way backing down from this bill. The language of the bill provides f...

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WTForever 21: Ripped off Ram Ring

Rachel Kane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: WTForever 21, Wtf, Fashion, Wtforever-21, Knockoffs, Forever 21, Comedy, Topshop, Style News

Below are two versions of the same severed ram's head ring -- one is from Forever 21 and the other is sold by Topshop. Can you spot which is which without the aid of Google image search?

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Runway Ripoffs: Tailored in China?

Stacie Nevadomski Berdan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stacie Berdan, Hong Kong Tailors, Copyright Law, Chinese Knockoffs, Designer Knockoffs, Knockoffs, International Careers, Style News

After window shopping in the Chanel, Moschino and Versace boutiques, I'd sit with my tailor, describe an outfit I'd seen, she'd sketch it out, and one week later I'd walk out, arms loaded with my precious purchase.

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Innovative Design Protection And Piracy Prevention Act Would Prevent Knockoffs For At Least Three Years

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fake Handbags, Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act, Fashion, Knockoffs, Style News

Senator Chuck Schumer has introduced the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act to shield designers from having their work stolen and ...

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Immigration And Customs Enforcement Seizes $260 Million Worth Of Knockoffs

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fashion, Knockoffs, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Counterfeit Luxury Items, Style News

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has had a record-breaking month, seizing more than $260 million worth of counterfeit apparel, accessories an...

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The Psychology of Knock Offs: Why 'Faking It' Makes Us Feel (and Act) Like Phonies

Wray Herbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Self Psychology, Fransesca Gino, Prada, Dan Ariely, Duke University, Harvard Business School, Heuristic Mind, Ray Ban, Chloe, UNC-CHapel Hill, Psychological Science, Moral Psychology, Michael Norton, Versace, Counterfeit Brand Names, Knockoffs, Predictably Irrational, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News

That's why we buy knockoffs, isn't it? To polish our self-image--at half the price? But new research suggests that they may not work as magically as we'd like--and indeed may backfire.

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