European Fashion Law

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

IPSoc recently had the latest in its successful run of education events. The talk from Simon Malynicz QC, SkyKick's leading counsel, gave an insider's perspe...

Blockchain and the Law: The rule of code by Primavera De Filippi and Aaron Wright - review by Emily Long. Blockchain is a term often used, rarely explained a...

If you want to find out more about fashion law - you're in luck! Rosie Burbidge, the author of European Fashion Law, Giulia Gasperin, River Island, and Eleon...

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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 EU. You don't neces...

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

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

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

Throughout Europe, and indeed in most jurisdictions worldwide, copyright arises automatically upon the creation of the work. Copyright is therefore a very fl...

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 responsive supply c...

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

Unmade is transforming the fashion industry and creating a revolution in how people buy their clothes. I recently attended an event where Hal Watts, one of t...

I recently had the pleasure of attending a panel discussion which looked at sustainability and the circular economy in the fashion industry. The panel consid...

Exhaustion of rights is a concept which applies to all IP rights in Europe. Basically it means that if a product is sold ("put onto the market") in the Europ...

The most obvious and important trade marks to register are your brand name together with any logo you have adopted. It is wise to get specialist advice both ...

An important feature of the trade mark system around the world is the six month priority period. This is incredibly helpful for all businesses whether big or...

Trade marks give you the exclusive right to use a particular "sign" in your business for particular goods and services. They can potentially last forever pro...

This post is about the legal issues you need to consider when selecting a new brand name and logo. This is primarily a question of trade mark law. There are ...

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 distribution agreement, f...