Vans settles lawsuit with MSCHF over ‘Wavy Baby’ shoes

Dispute concluded with confidential settlement and injunction | Deal permanently prevents MSCHF from selling parody versions of Vans’ Old Skool trainers or using marks.

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Vans blocks sale of ‘Wavy Baby’ sneakers

3 May 2022 Vans can pursue a temporary restraining order against New York-based art collective MSCHF to prevent them from selling a custom line of “Wavy Baby” trainers, a district court has ruled.

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Court leans on Bad Spaniels in Vans’ 'Wavy Baby' row

6 December 2023 Appeals court says it's bound by the precedent set in Jack Daniel’s landmark win at SCOTUS | Art collective insists that its footwear product is a parody and comments on the consumerism inherent in ‘sneakerhead’ culture.

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Vans settles lawsuit with MSCHF over ‘Wavy Baby’ shoes

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