We are in a big fight with fashion Goliath 7 for All Mankind (a VF Corp. brand) for infringing on our Slimmy® trademark. We sued them in February of this year, and rather than doing the right thing to stop their infringement, they now are trying to crush us. This is a classic David vs. Goliath battle and we know how that story went down.
There is a blatant double standard this behemoth company lives by, about which we will share more in a separate post, and we think it is completely unacceptable and out of line. The bottom line is that 7 For All Mankind (7FAM) continues to use our Slimmy® trademark without our permission and they will do all they can to stick it to the small guy.
Look at this motion they filed yesterday to amend their answer, defenses and counterclaims. Pretty serious stuff and they are being far from nice. The good news for us is that the United States Congress just passed H. R. 1249 (Leahy-Smith America Invents Act), which President Obama will sign very soon. What does this mean? Their heavy handed attempts to crush us amount to diddly-squat. Just read Section 16.
Stay tuned. We refuse to be pushed around by the biggest apparel company in the world and one of the largest law firms on the planet.