European Fashion Law

A judge in the Patents Court has ruled that terms concerning the ownership and validity of IP rights in a settlement agreement were not...

The IP Enterprise Court (IPEC) has enabled smaller businesses to fight back against perceived intellectual property (IP) injustices. Its...

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

We are all aware that the pandemic hasn't necessarily led to a decrease of work across the board. One group of people who have been...

One of the highlights of the pandemic has been the opportunity to catch up on a lifetime's worth of TV. Fortunately, there are some truly...

Image rights are both hugely important and a fallacy. The UK, has no specific law of "image rights" but it is possible to protect a...

With IP worth 75% of a business’ value why do less than 13% of businesses have IP insurance? It’s fascinating to read the insurance...

It’s a sad consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns in many countries that retailers have lost business, and regrettably...

The long-lasting litigation over the authorship of the screenplay for the 2016 film “Florence Foster Jenkins” has resulted in the court...

Domain names have been treated as a type of intellectual property for years but their precise status has not been clear in the UK, until...

The Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) clarified the assessment of a position mark's distinctiveness in Aktiebolaget...

There is no doubt that Covid has been extremely challenging for retail in general and fashion in particular. These challenges have...

We first wrote about the impact of Brexit over a year ago back in a pre pandemic era. Although we still don't have a deal. The outcomes...

There has long been a recognition that Chinese trade mark law has been moving toward a more reliable and consistent process. This is...

Designs are often denied the IP limelight. This is for many reasons. One cause is perhaps a little circular: because designs are less...

Some luxury brands still choose to not operate an online presence. Whether this is sustainable in the long term is unclear. Regardless of...

The Luxury Law Summit took time to consider the big picture commercial and business model questions which will affect legal decision...

The Luxury Law Summit looked at many business and legal issues but one of the great themes across the day was collaboration. Many...

The new Platform to Business Regulation (P2B regulation) applies across the EU from 12 July 2020. This Regulation is part of the EU's...

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