European Fashion Law

Miss Recorder Amanda Michaels, sitting as a judge in the IPEC, has upheld a claim for passing off in a dispute between two jewellery...

In its annual review of markets that engage in or facilitate counterfeiting and piracy, the US Trade Representative has named 39 online...

Are arbitration clauses a good idea? This post is not going to resolve this longstanding debate but it will highlight some of the...

Is help coming to tackle the scourge of counterfeits sold on online marketplaces? Counterfeit goods affect all businesses as they grow...

A case regarding “ballet flats” is likely the last time in which a UK court will sit as a Community Design Court, and the judgment was...

You take a famous car company with a well known trade mark, say Ferrari, and decide that you can get an entirely new revenue stream...

Designs are one of the key IP rights for the gaming and fashion industries but they are complex and consequently poorly understood. There...

The Luxury Law Summit took time to consider the big picture commercial and business model questions which will affect legal decision...

The Luxury Law Summit looked at many business and legal issues but one of the great themes across the day was collaboration. Many...

The new Platform to Business Regulation (P2B regulation) applies across the EU from 12 July 2020. This Regulation is part of the EU's...

Inevitably the pandemic took centre stage at the Luxury Law Summit (3 September 2020) but thankfully it was not the only issue in the...

Here is another guest post from Marta Carmona (Master of Advocacy at the University of Málaga) Smart fabrics are textiles which include...

A Civil Restraint Order restricts the subject of the Order - usually a serial claimant - from bringing further claims in the future...

Bentley Clothing v Bentley Motors [2019] EWHC 2925 is a classic David v Goliath dispute. You have a small family owned business versus a...

The red sole on the base of Louboutin shoes has been the focus of both media and legal attention for many years. There has been extensive...

We have had the launch parties and the book is officially OUT NOW! I've had such lovely feedback already. I hope you both enjoy it and...

Brexit may be nearly upon us. If this happens after 29 March there are various short term consequences to registered rights in the UK and...

Just under four years ago the UK Intellectual Property Office commissioned research to address the lack of existing data on design...

Star Athletica v Varsity Brands sent shockwaves through the fashion and copyright worlds but is it the game changing decision some have...

On Thursday evening, V&A members and their friends convened in the Members Room for an evening of inspiring discussion about fashion and...