European Fashion Law

The European Union or EU is the political and economic union of 28 European countries who are known as "Member States". The EU has helped to shape the laws across the majority of Europe over the last 50 years. EU law is based on four fundamental principles. All EU laws have one or more of these principles at their heart: Free movement of goods Free movement of people Free movement of services Free movement of capital The European Union has three main elements: the Parliament,

Counterfeits are sometimes seen as a sign of success. They show that your business is doing well enough for someone to bother copying it. However, once the initial flash of pride is over, the reality of having someone not only cashing in on years of hard work but also damaging the brand's reputation starts to sink in. Counterfeits, knock offs and close copies are all closely related and cause varying degrees of headaches. The amount of money at stake can potentially be huge.

A mere four days after Arnold J's IWATCH decision, Mann J handed down his decision in another appeal from the hearing officer.  This time the dispute centred on likelihood of confusion. SOULUXE - SoulCycle Inc v Matalan Ltd Matalan sought to register the SOULUXE device for various goods and services including clothing in Class 25. SoulCycle, the New York based spinning empire, opposed the application on the basis of its EU word mark SOUL. It was accepted that the goods were t