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Susan Scafidi

Fordham University School of Law
140 West 62nd Street
New York, NY 10023
Email: scafidi@law.fordham.edu

Media Appearances

March 26, 2013 Tory Burch sues another copycat
Crain's New York Business
March 17, 2013 ‘Price is Right’ Lawsuit Overturned After Model Awarded $8.5 Million
The Epoch Times
March 05, 2013 Martha Stewart defends J.C. Penney deal in Macy's trial
Reuters
February 27, 2013 Company Brands Risk Art Parody, Intellectual Property Infringement
Nightly Business Report
January 02, 2013 How To Spot A Knock-Off Designer Handbag
Business Insider
December 18, 2012 Instagram, Facebook stir online protests with privacy policy change
The Washington Post
November 13, 2012 A Much-Needed Primer on Cultural Appropriation
Jezebel
November 06, 2012 Don't get scammed! How to spot a counterfeit bridal gown
WISTV
October 18, 2012 Models Rock Industry With $20 Million Fraud Lawsuit
Jezebel
October 18, 2012 Sketchy Deal: Inside New York's $20 Million Model Agency Lawsuit
Fashionologie
October 16, 2012 Case Closed for YSL & Louboutin
FN
October 11, 2012 Pantyhose: It’s (still) what to wear
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
September 17, 2012 Van Cleef Wins Key Design Ruling
WWD
September 12, 2012 In fashion circles, lawyers becoming sought-after accessories
Reuters
September 11, 2012 Downward Docket: The Yoga Pants War
The Wall Street Journal
September 07, 2012 Fashion Week goes to law school
Crain's New York
September 07, 2012 Louboutin Red-Shoe Decision Clarifies 'Aesthetic Functionality' IP Doctrine
Law.com
September 06, 2012 Sole survivor
Footwear News
September 06, 2012 Ruling Backs Validity of Christian Louboutin Trademark
The Fashion Central
September 05, 2012 Court Upholds, Modifies Louboutin Trademark
Women's Wear Daily
September 04, 2012 Fordham Law to Dole Out Advice at NYFW
WWD
August 23, 2012 Lululemon Is Suing the (Yoga) Pants Off Calvin Klein
Fashionista
August 23, 2012 So Lululemon is Suing Calvin Klein
Style Bistro
July 19, 2012 Fordham Law School’s Fashion Law Institute in the News
Commandress
June 18, 2012 Urban Outfitters Sued for Trademark Infringement by Navajo Nation
IP Brief
June 14, 2012 Luxury Conglomerates Have Their Day in Court
JustLuxe
June 11, 2012 Debunking The Silly Rumor That Anna Wintour Will Be The Next U.K. Ambassador
Jezebel
June 11, 2012 Zara Defeats Louboutin in Trademark Case, Does This Open the Door For More Red Sole Imitators?
Fashionista
May 30, 2012 The footwear firm that gave counterfeiters the boot
BBC
May 23, 2012 As Gucci Continues to Go After Guess for Trademark Infringement, What Does It All Mean for Louboutin vs. YSL?
Next New Fashion
May 01, 2012 Fashion Law Institute 2nd Annual Symposium
Daily Fashion Report (blog)
April 25, 2012 Top Model Coco Rocha Slams Mag for Photoshopping Off Her Underwear
Jezebel
April 25, 2012 Why Coco Rocha is seeing red over her Elle Brazil cover...
Catwalk Queen
April 25, 2012 Will Coco Rocha Sue Elle Brazil For Airbrushing Her Bodysuit Off?
Grazia
April 23, 2012 The Law of the Fashion Show: Fordham Fashion Law Institute NYFW 2012
Disciples of Haute (blog)
April 19, 2012 Louis Vuitton wins ITC trademark battle v. Chinese counterfeiters
Reuters
April 18, 2012 Online 'In Crowd': Why Big Retail Is Courting Small Fashion Blogs
AOL Daily Finance
April 09, 2012 Laws must regulate fashion counterfeiting
Washington Square News (NYU News)
March 27, 2012 Neon in the Workplace: Blinding or Beautiful?
The Careerist
March 01, 2012 Wig and gown in vogue on the catwalk
Financial Times
February 29, 2012 Navajo sues Urban Outfitters over product names
The Associated Press
February 22, 2012 Menswear and Oxblood: Trends You'll See at the Mall this Fall
Daily Finance
February 15, 2012 Models unite to tackle workplace issues
CBS
February 14, 2012 Behind NY's catwalks, legal contracts abound
Reuters
February 14, 2012 Fashion Week 2012: Unpaid Internships Questioned After Diana Wang's Harper's Bazaar Suit
The Huffington Post
February 12, 2012 His. Hers.
New York Magazine
February 10, 2012 Models form rights group ahead of Fashion Week
The Today Show
February 10, 2012 Model Alliance Fights For Models' Rights
WNYC
February 10, 2012 Copyright abuses rampant at fashion shows
Crain's New York
February 08, 2012 Fashion Models Organize to Fend Off Abuses
The Associated Press
February 08, 2012 New York models demand better working conditions
BBC News
February 08, 2012 Models say fashion industry breaks child labor and sexual harassment laws
Global Post
February 08, 2012 Ugly secrets of fashion business
Reuters
February 08, 2012 Even Counterfeiters Are Trading Down These Days
Time
February 07, 2012 Even fakes going down-market
The Province
February 07, 2012 Models form rights group ahead of New York Fashion Week
Reuters
February 07, 2012 Exploitative Fashion Folks Beware: The Model Alliance Has Launched
Jezebel
February 07, 2012 Models' Rights
WNYC
February 07, 2012 Models Have Rights Too: Learn Why Coco Rocha, Crystal Renn and More are Lending Their Support to the Model Alliance
Fashionista
February 06, 2012 On Target
CBS Early Show
February 04, 2012 Sign of the times: Knockoffs get humble
UPI
February 03, 2012 Counterfeit Gap joins the counterfeit Gucci
The Los Angeles Times
January 30, 2012 Realities of the runway: Models organize against abuse
Metro
January 25, 2012 Louboutin defends red-sole trademark
New York Post
January 25, 2012 The Red-Sole Case
The Wall Street Journal
January 25, 2012 Christian Louboutin, YSL Face Off in Appeals Court
WWD
January 25, 2012 Can you trademark the color red?
Marketplace Life
January 25, 2012 Steal my sole? Heel no! Shoe designer Christian Louboutin sees red, sues YSL
NY Daily News
January 24, 2012 Louboutin Presses 2nd Circ. To Reverse Red Sole Mark Ruling
Law 360
January 09, 2012 Fashion designs for Obama
Crain's New York
January 09, 2012 Fashion designs for Obama
Crain's
December 21, 2011 Marketers Wake Up To The Power Of Post 50 Pocketbooks
The Huffington Post
December 16, 2011 Red Hot
Financial Times
November 27, 2011 Diane von Furstenberg, Liz Claiborne: designer greats, different fates
Crains New York
November 09, 2011 Fashion Law Bloggers Fashion Cloture, Fame Appeal Attend Fordham’s FLI Law and the Little Black Dress Event
Uduak Law Firm
November 07, 2011 Louis Vuitton and Fame Appeal!
Fame Appeal
October 31, 2011 Tiffany even behind the Louboutin red soled shoes
Artiklar
October 31, 2011 Ready to Wear: The Fight Over Red is Really Just about the Colour of Money
The Independent
October 29, 2011 Can Uniqlo's Clever Clothes Refashion the U.S. Retail Market?
Daily Finance
October 25, 2011 Tiffany & Co. Backs Christian Louboutin in Red Trademark Case
Women's Wear Daily
October 19, 2011 Urban Outfitters Gets Rid Of All Its ‘Navajo’ Products
Jezebel
October 14, 2011 What’s Next for the Urban Outfitters Navajo Case?
Indian Country Today Media Network.com
October 13, 2011 Urban Outfitters And The Navajo Nation: What Does The Law Say?
Jezebel
August 20, 2011 Fashion Pirates
August 19, 2011 Louboutin and YSL continue colour wars
ELLE UK
August 11, 2011 Color Wars: Luxury Makers Battle Over Red-Soled Shoe
The Wall Street Journal
August 05, 2011 Interview: Susan Scafidi, Professor, Fordham University School of Law
Managing IP
July 26, 2011 Addressing Fashion’s Intellectual Property Conundrum
The Business Of Fashion
July 20, 2011 How Forever 21 Keeps Getting Away With Designer Knockoffs
Jezebel
July 19, 2011 China's Back Door to Discounted Designer Fashion
CNBC
July 17, 2011 The gospel according to Forever 21
The Guardian
July 10, 2011 Activewear makes it onto the runway
crain's new york business.com
July 08, 2011 Retail Watchers Predict a Better Back-to-School Sales Season
Daily Finance
June 29, 2011 Some Designers Say Their Work Deserves Copyright Protection; Others Say It Would Harm the Industry
ABA Journal
June 13, 2011 Tory Burch wins $164million in anti-counterfeit suit
The Telegraph (UK)
June 10, 2011 Tory Burch Wins $164M in Cybersquatting Suit
WWD.com
June 08, 2011 Fashion designers hail prospect of copyright protections
The Washington Post
May 29, 2011 Around the Blawgosphere: ‘Bad Lawyer’ Returns; Quips on the Royal Wedding
ABA Journal
May 20, 2011 Royal Wedding: Countdown to the Big Wedding Dress Reveal...and Its Knockoffs
Wallet Pop (opinion)
May 20, 2011 Patent fight busts out over strapless bra
News & Insight
April 27, 2011 NYC bill would criminalize buying knockoff goods
lohud.com
April 27, 2011 Could You Go to Jail For Buying a Knockoff Coach Bag?
The Atlanta Post
April 27, 2011 1G fine for fake? Get real!
April 16, 2011 Welcome to our wikizine about Susan Scafidi
Zimbio
April 15, 2011 First Annual Fashion Law Institute Symposium
LIFE
April 08, 2011 Insiders Sound Off on Louboutin/YSL Lawsuit
WWD
April 04, 2011 Designers Face Uphill Battle When It Comes to Knock-offs
Thread NY
April 04, 2011 Knockoffs and Counterfeits: What's the Difference?
Fashion etc
March 25, 2011 Do you have the look?
Daily Business Review
March 08, 2011 Louis Vuitton, Burberry sue over knock-offs
The Toronto Star
February 25, 2011 Runway to the Rack: Retailers Reveal Key Fashion Trends
CNBC
February 16, 2011 Video Interview: Crystal Renn Would Like More Body Diversity on Runways
New York Magazine
February 06, 2011 Betsey & Steve: Fashion Week's odd couple
Crain's New York
January 29, 2011 NYC: The capital of the counterfeiting
Toronto Sun
January 20, 2011 Forever 21's Fast (and Loose) Fashion Empire
Bloomberg Businessweek
December 13, 2010 Fashion in the Classroom: The World's First Fashion Law Institute Opens Its Doors
Martindale.com
December 10, 2010 Fashion in the Classroom: The World's First Fashion Law Institute Opens Its Doors
Fashion & Apparel Law Blog
December 09, 2010 Where We Live: Copying and Creativity
In Praise of Copying
December 06, 2010 Amerika Terus Perjuangkan UU Hak Cipta Desain Busana
Okezone
December 03, 2010 Features : Sara Ziff's "Picture Me"
Fashion Television
December 03, 2010 Fashion Designs to Get Copyright Protection?
Reuters
December 01, 2010 One Step Closer (But Not There Yet): Design Protection Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee
Fashionista
November 15, 2010 Tiffany Notes sale and Tiffany Necklaces sale
icey
November 14, 2010 Knock It Off: Intellectual Property Law Issues in the Fashion Industry
D'Angelo Law Library
October 28, 2010 The Legality of Buying Knockoffs
The New York Times
October 28, 2010 2 Responses to “Planet Money T-Shirt Plans Include Recognizing That Copying Works For Fashion”
Epic Mind!
October 28, 2010 Daily Context: Is There a Difference Between Copying Designs For Retail and Copying Designs for Costume?
NBC New York
October 12, 2010 The Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act
The Moderate Voice
October 12, 2010 The Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act
The Moderate Voice (blog)
October 10, 2010 What We Share
Just Above Sunset (blog)
October 09, 2010 Fashion Saturday -- Should Fashion Be Copyrightable
Baslow's (blog)
October 08, 2010 A Copyight Law for Fashionistas
On the Media
September 20, 2010 The Legality of Copying Your Favorite Clothes
The New York Times
September 19, 2010 Boogie nights and conservative hemlines
Crain's New York
September 14, 2010 New Fashion Institute
CAS-IP (blog)
September 13, 2010 Law on fashion knockoffs not needed say experts
Reuters (news)
September 13, 2010 Confronting piracy in the world of fashion
Marketplace
September 10, 2010 Fashion Gets Legalistic With Opening of Fordham University's Fashion Law Institute
Fast Company
September 10, 2010 Designer piracy takes stage at New York Fashion Week
Agence France-Presse
September 10, 2010 Fordham University launches Fashion Law Institute, a first for the industry
The Los Angeles Times
September 09, 2010 The Fashion Law Institute Launches At Fordham Law School
Textile Global
September 09, 2010 Fashion Raises Game in Growing Battle
WWD
September 09, 2010 Diane Von Furstenberg Wields a Gavel for Fashion Law
New York Magazine
September 09, 2010 The Fashion Law Institute Launches At Fordham Law School
Above the Law
September 08, 2010 Fordham Law School Partners With the CFDA
StyleList
September 08, 2010 Fashion In Session
Style.com
September 06, 2010 Interview: Susan Scafidi on Launch of 1st Ever Fashion Law Institute in the World
Uduak Law Firm Blog
August 25, 2010 Legally Fashionable
Irenebination (blog)
August 24, 2010 CFDA backs first fashion law center
Lady Lux
August 23, 2010 Style Biz: 4 Tips for Licensing Your Fashion Brand
Black Enterprise
August 23, 2010 One-Size Copyright Bill Doesn’t Fit All
LA Business Journal
August 22, 2010 Fordham Law Goes Fashion
Jungle Juice
August 20, 2010 Couture in the Courtroom
The Wall Street Journal
August 20, 2010 Copycats vs. Copyrights
NewsWeek
August 12, 2010 New Fashion Law Insitute Sews Up Legal Niche
ABA Journal
August 12, 2010 Laws Of Fashion
Vogue
August 11, 2010 Fordham’s New Fashion Law Institute Will Serve, Protect, Talk Shoes
New York Magazine
August 11, 2010 New Fordham Fashion Law Institute Seeks to Educate and Protect Those in the Fashion Industry
NBC New York
August 10, 2010 Why the New Intellectual Property Bill Might Tranform the Fashion Industry
Fashionista
August 06, 2010 Schumer Bill Protects Fashion Designers
Crain's New York Business
July 22, 2010 Discounted Designer Shoes: Too Good to Be True?
ABC News
July 13, 2010 Counterfeiting: Many Risks and Many Victims
CNBC