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Blue Holdings Inc.'s campaign to protect its stylized styl·ize  
tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es
1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style.

2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize.
 back pocket designs is going directly to the competition.

After the Commerce-based company got a restraining order restraining order: see injunction.  in federal court, U.S. marshals seized 70 jeans from a booth operated by Vigoss Jeans Inc. at Magic, the fashion industry trade show in Las Vegas.

Blue Holdings had filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court in Las Vegas against Vigoss and jean maker A.V. Denim Inc., alleging that the companies copied designs used to distinguish Antik, a Blue Holdings' denim brand.

The action follows a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement filed by Blue Holdings last month against Turn On Products Inc. and Alloy Inc. in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . At the time of that filing, the company indicated that it would pursue similar lawsuits.

Blue Holdings, whose premium jeans have been hot sellers, has been on a tear, recently inking a deal to sell its expensive Yanuk brand jeans in Japan.

Under terms of the agreement, Caitac International Inc. will be the exclusive distributor of Yanuk jeans in Japan. Caitac is required to generate minimum net sales Net Sales

The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted.

Notes:
This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight
 of $12 million from Sept. 1, 2005 through April 30, 2007.

Caitac handles the Japanese distribution for other local denim brands, including Paige Premium Denim, owned by Culver City-based Fortune Casuals LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
, and Los Angeles-based Chip & Pepper.
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Title Annotation:cases of clothing industry
Author:Brown, Rachel
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Sep 12, 2005
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