European Fashion Law

Scott Gilen (Director of IP Enforcement Global at Apple) spoke at the Luxury Law Summit about how his team stops Apple fakes (both...

Georgina McManus (Global GC at Manolo Blahnik) and Ashleigh Hegarty (GC and Privacy Officer at Charlotte Tilbury) spoke to Kate Wilkinson...

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...

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...

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...

The fashion industry is no stranger to IP disputes. In the last year, The IPKat has written about disputes involving Zara, Nike and Nike...

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

Photography cases have occupied a lot of the early years of the revamped IP Enterprise Court (or IPEC) more than any other type of case. ...

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

Fashion is the fifth most polluting industry in the world. The pace of pollution has accelerated in recent years due to a faster and more...

The fashion industry has obtained enormous benefits from the protection offered by design law in the European Union. But to say that...

Unmade is transforming the fashion industry and creating a revolution in how people buy their clothes. I recently attended an event where...

Can a US corporation selling construction software only in the Americas under the name ARGOS be sued for infringement of a registered...

When you start a new fashion business, there are lots of competing interests for your time. You want to get finance to pay for stock and...

Abanka DD v Abanca Corporacion Bancaria SA [2017] EWHC 2428 is a recent High Court appeal from the UK's Intellectual Property Office.  It...