FASHION, LAW & BUSINESS
We exist to bridge the gap between fashion, law and business
FASHION, LAW & BUSINESS
We exist to bridge the gap between fashion, law and business
FASHION, LAW & BUSINESS
We exist to bridge the gap between fashion, law and business
THE JOURNAL
Est. Since 2013 space for fashion thinking, law, culture & business
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Kering and Bottega Veneta sought an order requiring Meta to remove a video questioning how luxury goods may qualify for “Made in Italy” labelling. The Paris Judicial Court annulled the summons without deciding whether the video was accurate or defamatory, or whether the handbag shown was a counterfeit of Bottega Veneta’s Jodie design.
On Dior's Very Hungry Caterpillar collection, what intellectual property law actually does, and where luxury value comes from.
Assessing the Inherent Distinctiveness of Prada's Triangle Pattern: Insights from the EUIPO Board of Appeal Ruling
In an EU decision given today, the General Court has denied Louis Vuitton’s trade mark claim of acquired distinctiveness through use of ‘Damier Azur’ pattern. Providing more insight into the landscape of non-conventional trade marks in fashion.
In a landmark ruling the UK High Court has recognised NFT’s as property, in what could be set to become a leading judgment for NFT rights holders. The case brought by Lavinia Deborah Osbourne, arose when in January 2022 Osbourne, the founder of Women in Blockchain Talks, had two of her purchased NFT artworks from the popular Boss Beauties collection, a series of 10,000 NFTs representing diverse successful career women.
INTERVIEWS
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A US federal court has refused LEGO’s attempt to end artist James Concannon’s copyright claims over the reproduction of his artwork on a miniature jacket in its Queer Eye set. The ruling examines the limits of the permissions LEGO relied upon, including whether its licence to depict Antoni Porowski extended to the artwork on the jacket he wore.