Pining for rights: Car-Freshner's $3 car freshener to the left and Balenciaga's $275 key chain to the right. Image credit: Springut Law
Balenciaga sued by car-freshener maker for allegedly copying $3 pine tree design
Posted By a Luxury Daily columnist On In Columns,Editor's Choice,Featured,Industry sectors,Legal and privacy,Opinion | No Comments{"ct":"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","iv":"5d924f7ffe709fd193677933e0b4d537","s":"c290e7ae8cdde4b2"}