How Brands Reduce Textile Waste (and Which Laws Now Require It)
The fashion industry makes more clothing than it sells. UNEP counts 92 million tonnes of textile waste a year, and the European Environment Agency…
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…
Lipstick and Intellectual Property Rights
“Flowers in the city are like lipstick on a woman — it just makes you look better to have a little colour.” -Former First…
Fashion Design & Imitation – Here Is How a Fashion Designer Can Protect The Designs Unofficially
“Imitation Is The Highest Form Of Flattery” – COCO CHANEL Does this imply that the fashion business is less concerned with intellectual property…
Christian Louboutin and The Single Colour Trademark Battle
The gorgeous red soles shoes made by the fashion designer Christian Louboutin which grace runaways have been the subject of numerous court proceedings and…
Read to Know: Rights of a Fashion Model
A model’s life appears to be the finest type of life one could live; but there is a lot that goes on when the…
Fashion Influencers and Law
Fashion influencers and Fashion enthusiasts love Instagram when it comes to getting inspiration for outfits. With Instagram reels have turned into an endless virtual…
Fashion Photographers and their Rights
Without photographs, fashion would be nothing. Photographers play a key role in the fashion industry and that is why we need to make them…
Amazon launches IP Accelerator programme in India to help businesses secure Trademark
Amazon announced the beginning of its Intellectual Property Accelerator (IP Accelerator) programme in India on 4 July 2021, which would give sellers who are…
Fashion Blog, Bloggers and the Law
Blogging is the art of expressing one’s opinion and is a revelation of character to the outer world. The culture of blogging to a…
Cosmetics & IP Rights
When it comes to cosmetics, skin care, and haircare products, we often rely on a few branded products that we are familiar with or…
Handicrafts and their link to Fashion Law
The Covid-19 pandemic undoubtedly transformed our lives, making us reinvent ourselves, get out of the box and out of our comfort zone, as well…
Read to Know: Jewelry and Law
High fashion has always celebrated the idea of lust, luster, and luxuriance. Naturally occurring (and now even lab-cooked), priceless elements, classified under categories of…
Read to Know: Can Hashtags be protected as Trademark?
#HowItBegan Social media has changed the way brands and businesses advertise their products and services. In a day and age where a Company’s online…
What’s in a name? Fashion brands and Cyber Squatters
Whether it is Chanel, Louis Vuitton or Adidas, the biggest brands are becoming targets of cyber squatters, in fact, the bigger the brand the…
Eco-Friendly Cosmetic Brands and Legalities
As per Section 2(aaa) of the Drug and Cosmetic Act 1940, “cosmetic” means any article intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled or sprayed on,…
Fashion Law: A Window into Globalisation
The article reflects the evolution, formation and significance of fashion law due to globalization. Change is inevitable, change is constant. As part of the…