Off-White Trademark Fight With Paige Headed to Trial Kali Hays Off-White isn't looking to compromise with Paige over a horizontal stripe design it claims is being infringed upon. New York federal judge Jed Rakoff on Friday ordered the lawsuit to trial, signing off on a standard scheduling order after a conference failed to yield any hope for a compromise. Discovery in the case is set to be completed by early October and a final pretrial conference is set for the first week in November. If no resolution is to be had by then, Rakoff will set a firm trial date and Off-White and Paige will have their arguments heard before a jury. Representatives of neither brand could be reached for comment. Off-White, a high-end streetwear label designed by longtime Kanye West insider and collaborator Virgil Abloh, launched the court battle in late April, asking the court to declare that a graphic diagonal stripe design used on interior labels and garment tags, as well as a design element on a variety of items, is not infringing on a diagonal stripe design trademarked by Paige. An example of Off-Whites striped label and Paige's stripe embroidery. The action came after Paige sent a cease-and-desist letter to the brand's attorneys, alleging Off-White's now signature striped design is "so similar" to four
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