Vans filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against MSCHF recently, accusing the Brooklyn art collective of ripping off the Vans Old Skool sneaker for the $220 Wavy Baby, a MSCHF sneaker collaboration with Tyga that’s set to release. The complaint, filed in New York’s eastern district court, calls MSCHF’s latest shoe an “effort to confuse consumers, unlawfully siphon sales from Vans, and intentionally damage Vans’ valuable intellectual property rights.”
The Vans lawsuit calls to attention the similarities between its popular Old Skool shoe and the Wavy Baby, a sneaker clearly based on the Vans design. It highlights the similarities that run from the logos used on the shoes to the packaging they come in. Vans says the Old Skool’s trade dress, the trademark pertaining to its physical appearance, is being willfully violated by MSCHF’s shoe.
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