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    A jewel by any other name... passing off in the jewellery world
    • Jul 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    A jewel by any other name... passing off in the jewellery world

    Miss Recorder Amanda Michaels, sitting as a judge in the IPEC, has upheld a claim for passing off in a dispute between two jewellery...
    USTR Notorious Markets List
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    USTR Notorious Markets List

    In its annual review of markets that engage in or facilitate counterfeiting and piracy, the US Trade Representative has named 39 online...
    Arbitration (clauses) last a long time...
    • Jan 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Arbitration (clauses) last a long time...

    Are arbitration clauses a good idea? This post is not going to resolve this longstanding debate but it will highlight some of the...
    European Commission takes fight to online counterfeiters
    • Jan 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    European Commission takes fight to online counterfeiters

    Is help coming to tackle the scourge of counterfeits sold on online marketplaces? Counterfeit goods affect all businesses as they grow...
    The last Community Design case (in the UK)
    • Dec 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    The last Community Design case (in the UK)

    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...
    Brand extensions beware!
    • Dec 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    Brand extensions beware!

    You take a famous car company with a well known trade mark, say Ferrari, and decide that you can get an entirely new revenue stream...
    Protecting digital designs - the clock is ticking
    • Nov 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Protecting digital designs - the clock is ticking

    Designs are one of the key IP rights for the gaming and fashion industries but they are complex and consequently poorly understood. There...
    Can the Internet save Luxury?
    • Sep 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    Can the Internet save Luxury?

    The Luxury Law Summit took time to consider the big picture commercial and business model questions which will affect legal decision...
    The human cost of exclusion
    • Sep 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    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...
    What does the Platform to Business Regulation mean for fashion?
    • Sep 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    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...
    The future of luxury in a post pandemic world - the Harrods take
    • Sep 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    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...
    Smart fabrics in wearables and their protection with Intellectual Property rights
    • Aug 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    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...
    A General Civil Restraint Order against further IP claims - Is this the end of Perry v Brundle?
    • Jun 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    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...
    You can't cruise from cars to clothing - luxury trade marks and brand extensions post Bentley
    • Dec 6, 2019
    • 7 min

    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...
    Louboutin - red soles and trade mark protection
    • Sep 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    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...
    European Fashion Law: The book is out!
    • Mar 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    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...
    Brexit & IP - what you need to know
    • Mar 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    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...
    • Nov 27, 2018
    • 2 min

    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...
    Copyright, fashion and the USA
    • Nov 25, 2018
    • 6 min

    Copyright, fashion and the USA

    Star Athletica v Varsity Brands sent shockwaves through the fashion and copyright worlds but is it the game changing decision some have...
    Sustainability, cocktails and the V&A
    • Nov 23, 2018
    • 5 min

    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...
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