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Fashion Trademark Dispute: New Balance versus Lagerfeld

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New Balance Sneakers vs Karl Lagerfeld Sneakers

Our sources at TMZ tell us that  New Balance is waging a sneaker war against one of the most iconic names in high fashion … claiming Karl Lagerfeld ripped off its trademark sneaker for his new shoes.  According to a new lawsuit — obtained by TMZ — New Balance claims Lagerfeld is using a block capital letter “K” on an otherwise identical shoe design.  NB claims this creates confusion.

Check out the pictures above and see how similar the shoes are.  What do you think?  The sneaker company points out it’s been using this design since the ’70s, noting even fashion blogs have seen the similarity.  Let’s see if New Balance can stop Karl.  I hate trademark infringement and copycats, so I’m with New Balance on this, just as I empathized with Kroma Brand over the Kardashian make-up.

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