A Borderless World: The Chinese Fashion Economy and Intellectual Property(2)
Being a designer involves being a creative, but being a business owner involves creativity as well as a legal and moral responsibility. Filing trademarks is one of the most important aspects of developing a brand’s image and conserving the individuality of designs.
LFW 2016: Should the UK pass a Legislation in order to Protect the Health of Models?
Over the past couple of years, there has been an increasing amount of concern and debate over the well-being of models in the fashion industry. The fashion industry has been subject to criticism on the use of thin 'unhealthy' models which has resulted in Spain, Canada, France and Israel to pass legislation banning excessively thin models.
Do Models have Fair Employment Rights?
Within the fashion industry, there has always been persistent undercurrents of unfair employment practices and even exploitation. The modelling profession is a very competitive industry, however with the working lives of many models being short, this has allowed a culture of unfair employment practices to develop. Earlier this year, there was a well-publicised class action lawsuit of around US$100 million made in the State of New York alleging...
Trademarks and The Fashion Industry: A Beginners' Brief
When you think of fashion, many instantaneously think of art, expression, glamour and luxury brands. One of the major fields of law that is pivotal to the fashion industry is Intellectual Property, specifically trademarks. There are ways of protecting the artistic and lucrative brainchildren of Karl Lagerfeld and many other creatives from mass exploitation.
A Borderless World: The Chinese Knockoff Fashion Economy and Intellectual Property (1)
Believe it or not my first love isn’t Law, it’s fashion. I have always admired how luxury fashion displays a designer’s creativity and passions, leaving the wearer and the admirer empowered. Although the fashion industry is whimsical and fantastical, it is also just that - an industry. In every business environment legal issues are inevitable, with the fashion industry facing the issue of intellectual property infringement through counterfeiting.