Lawyers from fashion brands will discuss the latest trends and challenges for the sector after a disruptive year.
Hank Leung, Dawn Hui and Ivy Dai, Bird & Bird, examine compare resultant change with the predicted effects of the long-awaited Trademark Law amendmen...
HGF Senior Trade Mark Attorney Lauren Somers examines the disconnect between UK and EU positions on repute as the divorce deadlines nears.
Eloise Preston, Managing Associate in the Intellectual Property department at Mishcon de Reya, takes a look at how existing laws function together to...
Former YEEZY and Complex lawyers publish first textbook about the $90bn sneaker biz.
In a difficult year for the luxury sector, Dr David Cowan talks to the Luxury Law Summit's Best New Luxury Law Firm award winners McCarthy Tétrault pa...
Miriam Farhi is a partner in law firm Perkins Coie’s Technology Transactions & Privacy practice, where she focuses on advising retail, luxury, and tec...
Socially responsible products in all forms are more critical than ever to a consumer brand's core offerings, one of the hot topics at the first virtua...
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The pandemic has escalated the luxury resale marketplace, but unless there's a relationship between brand and reseller, counterfeits will remain a pro...
Businesses must re-evaluate the sustainability of their brand offerings and reinvent the way they communicate with customers, say Lorraine Tay, Gene K...
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Challenging brand abuse will help control space online, says Claire Jones of HGF.
Retailers need to initiate a risk management strategy as the pandemic looks set to continue disrupting business for the forseeable future. Michelle Da...
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Companies within the luxury sector can use the reforms enacted by the new UK Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 to their best advantage say...
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An Italian court has sided with Ferrari against an Instagram influencer using Ferrari’s Marks for commercial promotion but, asks Milton Springut, wha...
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What happens to EU design rights when the UK leaves the EU after Brexit? Sarah Wright, CMS Cameron McKenna IP lawyers Alex Vowinckel, and Parisa Ghate...
Electronically executing documents in the UK is permissible but pose a number of problems elsewhere, says HGF senior IP lawyer Chris Robinson.
German chocolate maker Ritter Sport has won the right to produce its unique square chocolate, fending off a series of challenges by Milka.
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Elsa Lavaud of Bird & Bird reports on a breakthrough for the luxury trademark ‘Damier Azur’, but says the battle is not yet won
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Weathering the COVID-19 storm means brands must re-evaluate the sustainability of their brand offerings and reinvent their communications with custome...
Luxury brands are making belated moves to support Black Lives Matter but forgetting the crux of the matter - the spending power of the 'cool' Black ma...
BeoBia is launching its insect home farm on Kickstarter today as its founder seeks to create an eco-friendly protein food which will contribute toward...
Simon Baggs and Mike Sweeney of Incopro welcome changes to Google's steps to remove counterfeit products from its organic search pages but argue it do...
Retail tenants in Germany should soon have much better conditions regarding protection of their long-term rental agreements, says DLA Piper Frankfurt...
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The Luxury Law Summit Europe has gone virtual attracting interest from luxury companies across the world as the sector looks for solutions in the afte...
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With the United Kingdom beginning to open up for business, Emma Burnett and Michael Joffe of CMS-CMNO discuss the key issues facing retail companies i...
Luxury brand owners need to take note of a trade mark dispute between London's Burlington shopping arcade and a German sock retailer, says Marks & Cle...
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Retailers selling products online will have more rights when a new European regulation comes into force on 12 July with P2B aimed at increasing transp...
Post-coronavirus, the future of luxury is online and Farfetch is at the hub of this emerging luxury ecosystem says Pamela N Danziger, President, Unity...
In challenging times, IP protection & enforcement is an invaluable necessity, say Ashly Sands and Kerry B. Brownlee of New York law firm Epstein Dran...
The transaction will see founder Charlotte Tilbury rollover a significant minority stake to remain with the company.
The firm is in expansion mode as it builds up its consultancy, legal and portfolio services.
How will supply chain and distribution route disruption affect IP managers, asks Tim Smith of Rouse Consultancy?
With current events creating different commercial needs, luxury brands are having to be nimble when assessing risks and obligations. RPC's Ciara Culle...
Higher margins and lower volumes mean luxury brands are better poised to weather the storm caused by the pandemic than their high street counterparts,...
Trademark owners need to ensure their marks are federally registered, says Milton Springut, otherwise they may be in for a nasty surprise when selling...
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With Israel's luxury marketplace growing fast, AYR lawyers Assaf Lapid and Rachel Zilberfarb-Schreiber discuss how the country's flexible design paten...
Potential new powers mark a significant step up in the enforcement abilities of the UK Competitions and Markets Authority in an area which has been no...
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Trade mark law is not the appropriate legal avenue to hold intermediaries liable, Lotte Rutgers of Leeway concludes in the aftermath of the CJEU's rul...
As another law firm falls victim to hackers, DLA Piper lawyers David Cook and John Gollaglee share their insights into the growing problem of ransomwa...
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The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated the growth of online shopping and sales. But, says Milton Springut, this leads to increased counterfeiting with an...
A leading entertainment and media law firm is facing a demand for $42 million ransom demand after cyber criminals hacked into its systems.
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Automotive and textile manufacturers are predicted to be amongst the earliest sectors to recover from the COVID 19 pandemic, according to a new report...
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Luxury law experts Carole Osborne of Bryan Cave Leighton Paiser and HGF's Antony Gold share their views on luxury trends post-pandemic.
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Amazon has had to temporarily close its fulfilment centres in France following a court hearing in Versailles
A New York federal court decision has mixed messages for those seeking to protect their brands. Milton Springut of Springut Law dissects the findings.
In one of the early pandemic lawsuits, the lingerie retailer is going into battle with a private equity firm over an agreement to invest in the compan...
In one of the first major trademark lawsuits over the COVID-19 pandemic, the company is taking action with proceeds going to related nonprofit organis...
Post pandemic, the rapid evolution of the personal data economy will have huge implications for the luxury industry, according to Milton Pedraza, Luxu...
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With many companies adapting their plans to new products in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, a number of challenges can arise, warns Elizabeth...
ASOS has turned to shareholders to raise funds in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The online retailer was sued by Coty which claimed Amazon had violated its EU trademark rights by stocking Coty's Davidoff perfume for third-party sel...
Allen & Overy and Gide are heading up negotiations for the companies as Campari continues on the acquisition trail.
Away from the all-consuming political circus dominating London, luxury leaders and their advisors are flocking to the UK capital for all things luxury...
McCarthy Tétrault LLP recently hosted its Retail and Consumer Markets Summit, an annual gathering of retail and consumer goods businesses. Carmen Fran...
Tracy Bacigalupo and Elnaz Zarrini of Morrison & Foerster explore how seismic changes in advanced technology over the past few years have disrupted tr...
Teresa Michaud and Anne Kelts of Baker McKenzie summarize a few key trends in consumer protection law that luxury retailers should consider when doing...
Kevin Mutch, former Group Legal Director at fine jewellery brand Faberge, ex-croupier, Harley Davidson enthusiast and currently IP consultant, tells u...
New York-based Lesley Horton Campbell has been Associate General Counsel for Global Real Estate & Store Development at Tiffany & Co since 2013. She ta...
French luxury goods company Kering is facing an Italian claim for 1.4 billion euros in unpaid taxes in a probe largely centred on Gucci, the company’s...
British luxury handbag company Anya Hindmarch has been put up for sale amid widening losses by parent company Mayhoola for Investments, the Qatari roy...
Enigmatic founder, CEO and director of Ted Baker, Ray Kelvin, has quit after allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards employees at the high stre...
Justisiari P. Kusumah and Danny Kobrata of K&K Advocates look at the regulations that affect the collection and use of data by luxury brands operating...
As consumer preferences change, the luxury fashion industry is seeking to stay ahead of the curve, in large part through mergers and acquisition activ...
Tosshan Ramgolam, Brand Advisor at Incopro takes a look at the impact counterfeit goods are having on consumer behaviour and why effective brand prote...
Sehaj Lamba of Mackrell Turner Garrett explains how the the UK’s data protection regulator (the ICO) issued its first formal enforcement notice...
Tahir Basheer and Josh Jaskiewicz of Sheridans look at the recently published Competition & Markets Authority investigation into online brand endorsem...
Jodi Bartle talks to Natalie Da Gama-Rose, general counsel for Asia’s premier fashion retail, brand management and distribution company.
Holly Sage, Head of Legal (Corporate/Commercial) discusses the strong company culture at Farfetch, the recent IPO and the company’s initiatives that k...
US fashion brand Marc Jacob’s recent Redux Grunge collection features several items that closely resemble the Seattle band’s iconic black-and-yellow i...
European Union antitrust regulators fined US label Guess 40 million euros for illegally blocking cross-border sales in Europe as part of a crackdown a...
In a six-year long case, retailer Costco has lost a bid to reverse or reduce a US$19.4 million judgement against it in a lawsuit filed by Tiffany & Co...
Blockchain technology is having a major impact has on the world of patents with patent-related opportunities arising as a consequence, says Barry Lew...
The inventor must be named on a patent to ensure it is not invalidated.