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- Jun 14, 2021
- 2 min
What will Department Stores Look Like Post Pandemic?
The pandemic has had a deadly toll on bricks and mortar retail. This has particularly affected some department stores, including the...
- Mar 9, 2021
- 2 min
Walk like a PANTHÉ - Visual perception is key for fashion trade marks says EU
Is there a likelihood of confusion between the figurative signs pictured below (PANTHÉ and PANTHER) for “Clothing; Headgear” in Class 25?...
- 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...
- Aug 22, 2020
- 2 min
How do you terminate a contract?
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...
- Nov 6, 2018
- 2 min
How do you get copyright protection?
Throughout Europe, and indeed in most jurisdictions worldwide, copyright arises automatically upon the creation of the work. Copyright is...
- Sep 3, 2018
- 1 min
What trade mark should you register?
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...
- Aug 25, 2018
- 1 min
Trade marks and priority
An important feature of the trade mark system around the world is the six month priority period. This is incredibly helpful for all...
- Aug 23, 2018
- 2 min
How to create a new brand (legally)
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...
- Aug 22, 2018
- 2 min
How do you terminate a contract?
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...
- Aug 21, 2018
- 2 min
Setting a price in a European contract
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...
- Aug 21, 2018
- 2 min
European contracts - part two
Defining terms Definitions make contracts easier to read. They are often known as "defined terms" and are a mini dictionary at the start...
- Aug 20, 2018
- 1 min
European contracts - the highlights
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....
- Aug 18, 2018
- 1 min
Intellectual property rights - it's never too early to think about them
Fashion is built on intellectual property rights. The brand is protected by trade marks. The clothing and accessory design by design...
- Aug 17, 2018
- 2 min
Getting to grips with European fashion law
In order to understand European fashion law, it is first important to get to grips with the basics of European law. The European Union...
- Aug 12, 2018
- 3 min
Introducing agents, distributors and franchising
Franchising, licensing, distribution or agency relationships can help you break into new markets or diversify into new products. It's...