It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Thao Nguyen

Legal Wrangle / Trademark

1 April 2022

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Inditex SA, a multi-billion-dollar apparel company with over 6,000 retail stores worldwide is taking legal action aganst Tara Sartoria, a small artisan-driven clothing business supporting independent artisans and women, for alleged violation of the former's trademark.

In a biZARA twist, Inditex goes with cudgels after one-woman biz

Fashion giant Inditex has taken umbrage to a Vietnam-born entrepreneur for using the name 'Tara Sartoria' for a small artisan-driven clothing business that she had founded and was selling through the website tarasartoria.com. A texfash.com report.

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