@thefashionlaw: Van Leeuwen Ice Cream has secured a sweeping victory in a trade dress clash with Rebel Creamery. •• Article on the site. Link in bio. #thefashionlaw #retaillaw #fyp #foryoupage
The craziest thing about this is that it was likely avoidable. I'm sure Van Leeuwen sent Rebel a cease and desist before they sued. Why didn't Rebel just change their packaging 🤦🏾♀️?
2026-07-21 13:21:16
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Erica :
the first time I saw the Rebel ice cream I thought it was VL
2026-07-22 04:32:00
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Linc :
I’ve seen them both in stores and have never confused the two tbh
2026-07-21 07:18:28
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Paradise Valley Sweets :
I mean, Van Leewin’s packaging is STUNNING 😎
2026-07-21 05:12:08
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danwindy :
Not surprising. Solid full package pastel color, with a black script font wordmark centered large on the front. That's conceptually the same design. If Rebel had done the lids in a contrasting color, or added a pattern to the main color, or chose to show their logo in any other way than plain black script, they might have won. But trade dress is about the combination of product presentations that are protected.
2026-07-21 18:34:53
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MegaMillionsLotto :
Yeah, rebel f’d up. Why copy solid pastel colors?
2026-07-21 01:29:57
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✩ :
i mean me personally I could and never would confuse the two lol
2026-07-21 19:02:19
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Elijah 🦊 :
It's clearly meant to emulate them. They shouldn't have been surprised by anything.
2026-07-21 17:06:49
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dariusfrancais :
I love Van L but not the $7/pint price. If they’re selling well, this sounds greedy
2026-07-21 14:06:05
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elizabeth princess :
What can u say, they’re a rebel
2026-07-21 03:39:23
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anthagio :
I don’t think people understand the law here. Yes, they look similar, but I’d argue consumers would not confuse the two and therefore this ruling is a little wacky. Other lawsuits like this where the infringing party was very clearly copying did not rule in favor of the original brand because of what I stated so I feel this doesn’t fall in line. With that. Anyways, I have no stake in this because I’m not stupid enough to spend $8 for a pint of generic ice cream lol.
2026-07-21 17:33:44
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Maegan 💞💞 :
I love Rebel no wonder I haven’t seen them lately 😭
2026-07-21 22:14:03
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Ash :
I love packaging and am drawn to a product that has nice branding. I think van leewan’s has such a great palette and looks so clean, I’ve seen rebel and never thought they were trying to copy though. I do see the similarity but as a consumer it didn’t draw me in like van leewan
2026-07-23 14:24:37
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Jorgie & Argos :
Yikes! Rebel also had a class action lawsuit against them for misleading saturated fat content in their products, back in 2022.
2026-07-21 17:48:08
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Florian (: :
Giant eagle only has rebel but every time i see it i think its van leenwan
2026-07-25 23:36:40
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Bones Inside :
I never buy anything with big numbers on it like that. I assume it has weird ingredients. So I would not confuse it for that reason
2026-07-22 05:04:41
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margi :
this has always been true
2026-07-21 08:55:02
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Winesnobb :
Ridiculous
2026-07-21 19:35:41
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໒꒰ྀིᵔ ᵕ ᵔ ꒱ྀི১ :
i swear i’ve seen rebel wayyy before van leeuwen idk 😭
2026-07-21 18:58:22
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Kim :
Don’t think the court got it right with this one
2026-07-22 01:22:34
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IzzyFizzy🌸 :
I never heard of Rebel but feel bad for them now. But you would think they would have consulted lawyers by having similar packaging
2026-07-21 07:56:17
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Jade Jadore :
Good for @Van Leeuwen Ice Cream 🍨
2026-07-21 00:28:40
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elexamolinary :
😳😳😳
2026-07-26 12:19:32
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Fushhush :
It’s a Jewish owned company not surprised
2026-07-21 17:33:03
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