The Lanham Act Explained for Fashion Brands
The Lanham Act is the federal statute that lets fashion brands sue over trademark infringement, trade dress copying and false advertising claims. Here is…
Modern Slavery in Fast Fashion Brands
Off-late ethical fashion has been quite the buzzword, even more so after the advent of the pandemic. Advocates like Lucy Siegle have made their…
Perfume as an Artistic Expression: Scope of Intellectual Property Rights in Perfume
From small custom production houses producing elementary floral scents to a massive billion dollar industry merely selling an image in a bottle, the perfume…
Legalities involved in a Fashion Runway Show
A fashion show is associated with dazzling models, catwalks, elegant and sophisticated clothing. It serves as a wonderful platform for fashion businesses. Fashion shows…
Interview: How Dhirendra Singh is busting some of the Biggest Counterfeiting Syndicates?
Dhirendra Singh is an Advocate and Founder Director of Brand Protectors India Pvt Ltd. From the forces to legal practice, corporate legal and ultimately…
Artificial Intelligence in the Fashion Industry
When we think about fashion, the first thing that everyone associates it with is expression; be it expression of choice, expression of opinion, but…
Recent Luxury Mergers & Acquisitions in the Fashion World
Introduction Mergers and Acquisitions are a big part of business. They are done for many purposes, such as diversification of operations or products, to…
Rights of Fashion Models
Before I delve into the Crux of this essay, recourse must be made into defining who a fashion model is. According to Wikitionary…
Monetizing Colors: Value to Trademarked Colors
An exposition of monetizing colours shall be deemed unfinished without synopsis of the words and concepts individually for better understanding. The word “monetize” refers…
Fashion in the Metaverse: From Piracy to Privacy
Locked away in our homes for more than a year, a lot has changed. We’ve witnessed a rapid increase in demand for all things…
Sustainable Fashion in Africa: How Far?
Abstract In the last few years, more and more information has come to light regarding just how damaging the fashion industry has been to…
What are your Intellectual Property Rights in Africa?
It is of no doubt today that the African continent is fast becoming the new talk for global civilization. The question of how do…
Possible Impacts of India’s upcoming E-Commerce policies on Fashion Brands
We are in 2021 and the fashion industry is undergoing a fundamental shift towards consumption. The question of who makes your clothes has never…
Fashion and Retail related Bankruptcies
Retail “Bankruptcy filing under Chapter 11 of United States Bankruptcy Code”[1] of different Fashion and Retail company first happened later in the mid-year 2016,…
Combatting Luxury Goods Smuggling
Note: The laws mentioned in the article applies to the Republic of India. Smuggling is a massive global problem that affects every industry sector…
Need for better regulation of the Non-surgical Cosmetic Industry (Botox injections, chemical peels, laser treatment, etc.)
The past decade has witnessed a skyrocketing spurt in advertising as an industry and enterprise. The rampant usage of advertisement and marketing has resulted…
Tokenising Fashion: NFTs in the Fashion Industry
NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) have been around for about 9 years but have recently become more noticeable and used in various industries, including the art…
