On August 22, 2012, Fossil filed a lawsuit (available here) against The Jones Group in the Northern District of Texas. Fossil claims that The Jones Group, which markets its products under the NINE WEST brand, “slavish[ly] copie[d]” Fossil’s jewelry line. Fossil, according to the complaint, has filed 35 copyright applications covering its jewelry designs, and has accordingly lodged claims for copyright infringement against The Jones Group.
The case has been assigned to Judge Lindsay.
Fossil is represented by Elizann Carroll and Molly Richard, both of Richard Law Group.