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Protecting your brand Apple style

Scott Gilen (Director of IP Enforcement Global at Apple) spoke at the Luxury Law Summit about how his team stops Apple fakes (both...

Negotiating the new normal

Georgina McManus (Global GC at Manolo Blahnik) and Ashleigh Hegarty (GC and Privacy Officer at Charlotte Tilbury) spoke to Kate Wilkinson...

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

Here is another guest post from Marta Carmona (Master of Advocacy at the University of Málaga) Smart fabrics are textiles which include...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sustainable fashion - the Unmade story

Unmade is transforming the fashion industry and creating a revolution in how people buy their clothes. I recently attended an event where...

Argos goes to the Court of Appeal but leaves empty handed

Can a US corporation selling construction software only in the Americas under the name ARGOS be sued for infringement of a registered...