European Fashion Law

The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling by HHJ Hacon in the IPEC (first covered on the blog here) that copyright in a number of literary...

What connects Leonardo Da Vinci, a Christmas miracle and the possible award of exemplary damages? The answer lies in a recent High Court...

Who has the power to control the use of the Sex Pistols IP rights? That was essentially the question decided by Sir Anthony Mann in Jones...

A judge in the Patents Court has ruled that terms concerning the ownership and validity of IP rights in a settlement agreement were not...

A judge in the Patents Court has ruled that terms concerning the ownership and validity of IP rights in a settlement agreement were not...

Mr Justice Miles’s judgment in Lyle & Scott Limited v American Eagle Outfitters, Inc is an important decision for international fashion...

It is common for business priorities to change and relationships to improve or sour over time. At some point you will want to end a...

It is common for business priorities to change and relationships to improve or sour over time. At some point you will want to end a...

Defining terms Definitions make contracts easier to read. They are often known as "defined terms" and are a mini dictionary at the start...

Nobody wants their business secrets getting shared. This can happen broadly online or directly to a particular competitor. Both can be...

Every time you order goods from a factory or sell your products to a wholesaler, shop or end consumer, you are entering into a contract....