His line of garments can smooth your lines, but Yummie Tummie founder Heather Thomson did not intend to fix things with Spanx founder Sara Blakely .
The Desperate real New York star accuses Blakely - which Forbes called younger "in the world self-made billionaire wife -. Infringing on its patents for summits Yummie Tummie Control Thomson was first made aware of the issue, she said WWD , when a packet has arrived at its offices wearing a Spanx tank control and an anonymous note saying they were sold on QVC. PHOTOS: Before they were Real Housewives"I immediately recognized as my or iginal tank Yummie Tummie," Thomson told the trade. Spanx, a declaratory judgment, they filed claims that its products do not infringe patents Yummie Tummie 's.
Thomson said that the battle of bulge-combatants is not over. "I hope she is ready for war because I'm not going to lie," she said.
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Spanxestimated annual income is large between $ 225 million and $ 240 million; Yummie Tummie estimating retail sales of $ 60 million
.interesting fellow real housewife of New York Jill Zarin also designs a line of shapewear, Skweez Couture, which launched in 2011.