Fashion Designer Resolves “Preppy Clothing” Trade Secrets Dispute

In November 2012, we first blogged on the high profile trade secret dispute between Tory Burch, creator of the fashion line Tory Burch LLC, and her ex-husband, J. Christopher Burch.

In October 2012, Christopher Burch filed a breach-of-contract and tortious interference complaint against his ex-wife in which he alleged that his “ex-wife hijacked the bidding process for his 28 percent stake in the New York-headquartered luxury sportswear company the couple founded in 2003, when they were still married.” In response, Tory Burch filed counterclaims in early November, in which she accused Christopher of stealing trade secrets to establish stores which looked suspiciously like her own boutiques.

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