Aquazzura withdrew the accusation of plagiarism against Ivanka Trump's eponymous personal brand, and the two sides reached an out-of-court settlement

According to a document submitted to the federal court in New York, the Italian luxury footwear brand Aquazzura has withdrawn its lawsuit against the eponymous personal brand of IvankTrump, the eldest daughter of US President DonaldTrump, ending a legal dispute that has lasted for more than a year between the two sides.

According to the documents, Aquazzura has reached an out-of-court settlement with the IvankaTrump brand and MarcFisherFootwear, but the specific details of the agreement between the two parties have not been disclosed. MarcFisherFootwear is the manufacturer of footwear products accused of plagiarism.

Aquazzura will not be able to appeal again in the future as the court 's judgment is dismissed with prejudice.

So far, representatives from all parties have not commented on this news.

1. Top picture: IvankaTrump

2. Above: Aquazzura designer Edgardo Osorio

The whole story of the case

Last June, Edgardo Osori, the founder of Aquazzura, issued a statement and officially filed a lawsuit in the federal court of Manhattan, New York, accusing Ivanka Trump of commercial appearance infringement, illegal competition and fraudulent trade. Edgardo Osorio claimed that the sandals Hettie launched by the Ivanka Trump Collection "almost copied" the popular sandals style Wild Thing he designed, demanding compensation for damages and legal fees. And it is hoped that the court will issue an injunction prohibiting the Ivanka Trump brand from continuing to sell Hettie sandals.

Aquazzur's Wild Thing is priced as high as $785 on the luxury department store website Barneys, while Ivanka Trump Hettie is priced at only $145 on the US e-commerce website Zappos. Shortly after filing a lawsuit against Ivanka Trump, Aquazzura also filed a lawsuit against the American fashion brand Steve Madden. It is accused that the three shoe styles launched by the brand, namely "Sharlit", "Lecrew" and "Sassey", plagiarize the styles of Auqazzura's Wild Thing, Sexy Thing and Christy.

In August of the same year, Ivanka Trump officially submitted her response document to the court. Meanwhile, IT Collection also denied Aquazzura's accusations in the form of a separate document. IT Collection claimed that the design of this women's shoe by Aquazzura is not protected by law because there is a lack of the "secondary meaning" of the trademark in the design, and stated that because "the overall design of this shoe is not protected by trade appearance laws and falls within the public domain", Therefore, It Collection has not infringed any trademark or trade dress rights and claims legal fees and other related expenses.

In September this year, the Federal Court for the Manhattan District of New York announced that Judge Katherine Forrest would rule on this case in March 2018. Although Ivanka Trump's legal counsel believed that she should not attend the trial of this case because of her important position in the government, Judge Forrest ruled that Ivanka Trump herself needed to attend the court trial of this case.

Ivanka Trump's eponymous personal brand has been at the center of controversy. Both designer Derek Lam and California-based brand Mystique have accused her of plagiarizing the brand's designs. In April this year, G-III, which holds the production and distribution rights of the Ivanka Trump brand clothing, was exposed (to deceive people) to re-label the Ivanka Trump brand products and sell them to the discount retailer Stein Mart under the brand name Adrienne Vittadini. And at that time, Ivanka Trump was completely unaware of it.

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