European Fashion Law

One of the highlights of the pandemic has been the opportunity to catch up on a lifetime's worth of TV. Fortunately, there are some truly...

How can you stop someone from systematically copying your brand? What if it went further than just your designs and covered everything...

Influencers are advertisers. This has been clear for some time. But now influencers are trending for the wrong reasons as the Advertising...

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that ‘genuine use’ for EU trade marks can be established through the...

A recent decision by the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court reveals the problems that can arise when businesses that once shared name...

Lockdown boredom has caused recordings of meetings with irate characters or funny, and accidental, filters to become internet sensations....

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

When is an online marketplace “targeting” consumers in a particular jurisdiction? This was the question that Mr Justice Michael Green...

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

The long-lasting litigation over the authorship of the screenplay for the 2016 film “Florence Foster Jenkins” has resulted in the court...

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

A new employee joins a business. They have lots of new ideas and suggestions. Sounds great but might you be at risk? To put it another...

Dr Martens, the footwear and clothing brand that defined my teens, is launching an initial public offering (IPO) which could value the...

It’s a sad consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns in many countries that retailers have lost business, and regrettably...

The long-lasting litigation over the authorship of the screenplay for the 2016 film “Florence Foster Jenkins” has resulted in the court...

It is very challenging to obtain a legal monopoly in a shape. The easiest solution is to file one or more registered designs within the...

Legal innovation is often equated with one of the incredible new AI tools that are unveiled at tech events on a regular basis. However,...

There is no doubt that we are living through an unstable time. The pandemic has changed daily life for everyone. Politics are far from...

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

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...