Last spring a created a new style of shirt (for boys) that I called the destructed ringer.
it's basically a rough hem T at the cuffs and waist in which a contrast color strip has been sewn in.
One of my competitors, Appaman, who has never even done a rough hem T, has copied my design. They are significantly bigger than me, though still a small company run by a husband-wife team.
This design isn't so incredible that it required any kind of registration with copyright/patent offices, but it's a special shirt that we were only ones doing it. Further, these guys aren't even in the same design aesthetic to run this shirt...that is it's not organic to their style. Honestly, if other more direct competitors copied it, I wouldn't mind because it would be easy to rationalize that it fits in their style. These guys, Appaman, just stole it.
I'm not expecting any kind of court battle or settlement or even to have them pull the design. It would cost too much.
But I would like a letter from a lawyer telling them to cease and desist, or whatever is pertinent, just for my piece of mind and to let them know that they stole my design.
Anyone have ideas on this? have a lawyer write the letter? just forget about it? other ideas?
Raw shirt. When it's washed, both rough hems roll up a little; it's a cool effect
not sure why this came out so bright in the pic.
