Ralph Lauren’s Designers Accused Of Copying ‘Martin Designs’

Chris Martin, founder of Last Match Studios and designer of original apparel graphics, is claiming that some of his original designs, known as the “Martin Designs” were copied by the designers at Ralph Lauren’s Denim & Supply used printed on graphic tees. Martin’s complaint asserts that “the comparison makes apparent that the elements, composition, colors, arrangement, layout, and appearance of the designs at issue are substantially similar.”

According to The Professional Association for Design, designers original work can be protected under copyright law when the derivative is “substantially similar” to the original artistic expression and is adequate enough so that the “average person” would conclude that the derivative work was based on or adapted from the original work.

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