Although IP cases can attract a lot of publicity, direct TV coverage of IP litigation is either non existent or, so far as I know, very rare. The Counterfeit Chic weblog , in the good hands of IP-in-Fashion specialist Susan Scadifi, contains nice short coverage of a case that was dealt with in the court of television judge David Young, although the IP matter is a bit tangential to the core of the issue (which is: is the buyer entitled to a repayment of 500 bucks paid for a Rolex that is obviously not the real thing; is the buyer entitled to a repayment?). We see a Rolex expert showing the difference between a real Rolex and a counterfeit one, which is always interesting, and Judge Young lecturing the buyer as well as the seller. Buyer: before you invest money in a watch, get it checked out. Because, unless you get it checked out, you do not know what your getting. Because a Rolex is a dime a dozen here in New York. Seller: you knew that that watch was fake, and that you thought that you would go and pull yourself a fast one on the buyer. Based on the fact that the plaintif contracted with the defendant for a real Rolex, if it was a fake Rolex the plaintiff should get his $ 500 back. Good lecture, but what happened to the false Rolex?

To watch the movie: www.counterfeitchic.com/2008/01/judging_a_rolex.php