The human cost of exclusion
The Luxury Law Summit looked at many business and legal issues but one of the great themes across the day was collaboration. Many...
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Sep 6, 20202 min read
What does the Platform to Business Regulation mean for fashion?
The new Platform to Business Regulation (P2B regulation) applies across the EU from 12 July 2020. This Regulation is part of the EU's...
Sep 5, 20203 min read
Protecting your brand Apple style
Scott Gilen (Director of IP Enforcement Global at Apple) spoke at the Luxury Law Summit about how his team stops Apple fakes (both...
Sep 5, 20204 min read
Negotiating the new normal
Georgina McManus (Global GC at Manolo Blahnik) and Ashleigh Hegarty (GC and Privacy Officer at Charlotte Tilbury) spoke to Kate Wilkinson...
Sep 5, 20204 min read
The future of luxury in a post pandemic world - the Harrods take
Inevitably the pandemic took centre stage at the Luxury Law Summit (3 September 2020) but thankfully it was not the only issue in the...
Aug 22, 20202 min read
Smart fabrics in wearables and their protection with Intellectual Property rights
Here is another guest post from Marta Carmona (Master of Advocacy at the University of Málaga) Smart fabrics are textiles which include...
Jun 13, 20203 min read
A General Civil Restraint Order against further IP claims - Is this the end of Perry v Brundle?
A Civil Restraint Order restricts the subject of the Order - usually a serial claimant - from bringing further claims in the future...
Dec 6, 20197 min read
You can't cruise from cars to clothing - luxury trade marks and brand extensions post Bentley
Bentley Clothing v Bentley Motors [2019] EWHC 2925 is a classic David v Goliath dispute. You have a small family owned business versus a...
Sep 4, 20192 min read
Louboutin - red soles and trade mark protection
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...
Mar 10, 20191 min read
European Fashion Law: The book is out!
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...
Mar 1, 20192 min read
Brexit & IP - what you need to know
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...
Jan 5, 20192 min read
Smells like IP infringement?
The fashion industry is no stranger to IP disputes. In the last year, The IPKat has written about disputes involving Zara, Nike and Nike...
Nov 27, 20182 min read
Unregistered designs - the unknown but super useful IP right
Just under four years ago the UK Intellectual Property Office commissioned research to address the lack of existing data on design...
Nov 25, 20183 min read
How much is a photograph worth?
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. ...
Nov 23, 20185 min read
Sustainability, cocktails and the V&A
On Thursday evening, V&A members and their friends convened in the Members Room for an evening of inspiring discussion about fashion and...
Oct 25, 20183 min read
Designs - what are they and how do they protect the fashion industry?
The fashion industry has obtained enormous benefits from the protection offered by design law in the European Union. But to say that...
Oct 23, 20183 min read
Sustainable fashion - the Unmade story
Unmade is transforming the fashion industry and creating a revolution in how people buy their clothes. I recently attended an event where...
Oct 14, 20186 min read
Argos goes to the Court of Appeal but leaves empty handed
Can a US corporation selling construction software only in the Americas under the name ARGOS be sued for infringement of a registered...
Aug 18, 20183 min read
How to start a fashion business
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...
Oct 30, 20173 min read
Trade mark use dispute? You can ABANKA on it
Abanka DD v Abanca Corporacion Bancaria SA [2017] EWHC 2428 is a recent High Court appeal from the UK's Intellectual Property Office. It...
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