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Contribution to Book
The Story of Luxury Products and the (Broken) Promise of Superior Quality in a World of Prestige for the Masses
Faculty Scholarship
  • Irene Calboli, Texas A&M University School of Law
Document Type
Book Section
Publication Date
10-2015
ISBN
9780199335701
DOI
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199335701.003.0003
Abstract
This chapter examines the legal protection of luxury trademarks. These marks are often protected not only against trademark infringement, but also against trademark dilution because they are considered to be famous marks. More specifically, the chapter addresses the relationship between this protection and the promise of superior quality that luxury products generally convey to the public. It considers the evolution of the luxury industry and its progressive shift away from products of superior quality toward embracing also a culture of prestige for the masses, or “masstige”—certainly a more profitable aim, but one less focused on a tradition of superior product quality and exclusivity, and in turn less deserving of anti-dilution protection.
Num Pages
26
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Editor
Haochen Sun, Barton Beebe & Madhavi Sunder
Book Title
The Luxury Economy and Intellectual Property: Critical Reflections
Disciplines
Citation Information
Irene Calboli. "The Story of Luxury Products and the (Broken) Promise of Superior Quality in a World of Prestige for the Masses" (2015) p. 31 - 56
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/irene_calboli/126/