Patent stories don’t normally make the evening news or the major outlets unless one of the antagonists is called Apple. That changed this week when news broke that Spanx, makers of shapewear ...

When I wrote a Forbes profile on Sara Blakely last year, I included a long list of competitors that have flooded the market since she launched her Spanx shapewear brand in 2000. On that list were ...

Real Housewife Heather Thomson declares war on rival undie-maker Spanx March 14, 2013 -- Rival underwear-makers Spanx and Yummie Tummie are butting heads, the latter claiming patent infringement, the ...

Spanx, a company that’s so successful it made founder Sara Blakely the youngest self-made female billionaire in the world, filed suit March 5 against "Real Housewife of New York" Heather Thomson and ...

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“I immediately recognized it as my original Yummie Tummie tank. We contacted Spanx by letter [through legal counsel] on Jan. 18 to notify them that they were infringing on my patent ideas and we asked ...

Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, has launched a lawsuit against Heather Thomson, founder of Yummie Tummie and one-time star of US reality television series Real Housewives of New York. The companies ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. A nasty fight over women’s underwear has headed into ...

Yummie Tummie creator Heather Thomson has taken legal action against Spanx over claims that her patented control tank top was copied. Ms Thomson, a former Real Housewife of New York who launched her ...

Looking for a new pair of jeans or some exercise duds? Well, The Real Housewives of New York City star Heather Thomson has your back. The designer has launched the her latest Yummie Tummie line at ...

What is a Yummie Tummie? It kind of sounds like something you could eat but, in fact, it’s something that allows you eat more while maintaining a sleek and smooth silhouette. Think of it like Spanx, ...