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An inclusive fragrance for all genders

Posted by Robin on 26 March 2019 9 Comments

According to Eris’ complaint, which was filed in a New York federal court late last week, since 2017, it has been using the trademark-protected “MX” mark on a “high quality” fragrance created by its founder Barbara Herman and “master perfumer” Antoine Lie. Advertised as “an inclusive fragrance for all genders,” the “MX.” name – pronounced “mix” – is “a play on the mixing process” that Eris used to create the scent, namely the “subtle mixing [of] notes that blur the boundaries between conventional binary ‘his’ and ‘hers’ scents.”

— Eris Parfums sues Urban Outfitters for copying their Mx. fragrance. Read more at Urban Outfitters Slapped With Lawsuit Over Gender-Free Fragrance at The Fashion Law.

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Tagged With: eris parfums, lawsuit

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  1. Ari says:
    26 March 2019 at 9:40 am

    OMG, this is SHAMELESS. They copied her wording down to the comma! Get ’em, Barbara!!

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  2. jackieonasty says:
    26 March 2019 at 11:17 am

    Shameless! Barabara Herman is brilliant and so are ERIS fragrances. How dare UO rip off her work???#justiceforbarbara

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    • jackieonasty says:
      26 March 2019 at 12:45 pm

      Barbara. ^

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  3. Robin says:
    26 March 2019 at 11:42 am

    Both Anthropologie & UO have a history of this. I know they’ve been sued before but don’t know how those suits turned out.

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    • Koyel says:
      26 March 2019 at 2:36 pm

      Noooo not my beloved Anthro too!!???! Ugh.

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  4. Omega says:
    26 March 2019 at 11:48 am

    CK One broke the gender free fragrance ground 25 yrs ago, the great Alberto Morillas.

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  5. Ede97005 says:
    26 March 2019 at 12:54 pm

    The holding company for Anthro/Urban Outfitters is kinda known for ripping off small creatives in terms of design, if not in construction or quality.

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    • viridiaan says:
      26 March 2019 at 6:08 pm

      Zara does it too with clothes and accessories, most fast fashion in fact. I’m really tired of this practice. Hire some designers, you’re making billions. Or, give the artists a royalty. It’s just wrong… it’s stealing. I hope there’s a hell for people that do this where all there is to wear is itchy polyester from the 70s ?

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  6. Old Herbaceous says:
    26 March 2019 at 11:59 pm

    That looks pretty blatant to me. Shame on Urban Outfitters!

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