As brands expand into new areas, particularly those driven by emerging technologies, they are often looking for innovative and memorable...

The pandemic has had a deadly toll on bricks and mortar retail. This has particularly affected some department stores, including the...

Is there a likelihood of confusion between the figurative signs pictured below (PANTHÉ and PANTHER) for “Clothing; Headgear” in Class 25?...

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...

Designs are one of the key IP rights for the fashion industry but they are complex and consequently poorly understood. There are two key...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

It is common to want to fix a price for goods. It provides you and your customers with certainty and means that you avoid disgruntled...

Defining terms Definitions make contracts easier to read. They are often known as "defined terms" and are a mini dictionary at the start...

Every time you order goods from a factory or sell your products to a wholesaler, shop or end consumer, you are entering into a contract....

Fashion is built on intellectual property rights. The brand is protected by trade marks. The clothing and accessory design by design...

In order to understand European fashion law, it is first important to get to grips with the basics of European law. The European Union...

Franchising, licensing, distribution or agency relationships can help you break into new markets or diversify into new products. It's...