Telfar controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Guess faces backlash over bag resembling Telfar design
Public backlash
A new Guess bag drew public backlash from Twitter users and the article's author, who alleged that it copied features of Telfar's Shopping Bag. The article suggested the resemblance could support a trademark infringement claim but reports no legal determination.
Source excerpt
However, the most laughable detail is the specific placement of the embossed circular logo – we reckon there's enough there for Telfar Clemens to file a trademark infringement.
A new Guess bag is garnering some well-deserved backlash for blatantly knocking off Telfar’s cult-favored Shopping Bag, aka the Bushwick Birkin.
The bag began popping up on third-party retailers like Hudson's Bay, Macy's and Dillard's and Twitter users were quick to drag the Telfar replica – and rightly so.