COM Law, Ethics, and Diversity

Trademark infringement is an unauthorized use of a trademark with goods and services. The trademark infringement case that I will be discussing is Louis Vuitton V. Louis Vuitton Dak. As most people know, Louis Vuitton is a famous fashion brand. They are very well known for their distinct designs on their purses and wallets. A fried chicken place in South Korea was accused of trademark infringement for having a similar name and similar packaging logo to the original Louis Vuitton. On the IPRStudio website it states, "Although both the business operated in different market segments, as one was a highly reputed trademark the other cannot be allowed to use that and take undue advantage for it." So even though this place sold fried chicken and the real Louis Vuitton is a fashion brand it is still trademark infringement. Louis Vuitton Dak did not ask to use the similar name or logo on their packaging. This case is a great example of trademark infringement. Louis Vuitton Dak lost t...

  Defamation is speaking (slander) or writing (libel) something that is false and can ruin some ones reputation that they have. There are many court cases that deal with defamation. Many of which involve celebrities and important public figures. The case that I will be discussing is Keira Knightley V. The Daily Mail. The Daily Mail wrote an article in 2007 about a young girl who died from an eating disorder and used a picture of Keira in a bathing suit showing her slim physique. On the Elawtalk website it says, "The title of the article sporting the photograph was 'If pictures like this one of Keira carried a health warning, my darling daughter might have lived.'" This article claimed that Keira Knightley has anorexia and is part of the reason that the girl died from this eating disorder. Keira denied the allegations that she suffered from anorexia and that she just has a smaller physique. She sued The Daily Mail and won. She donated all of the money to an eating dis...