European Fashion Law

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

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...

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...

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 business partners who f...

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

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. You don't need to ha...

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

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

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