The fashion industry has experienced another year of continued change driven by consumer trends, innovation in technology, geopolitical and public health issues, and legal developments, and we don’t anticipate that stopping...more
4/18/2023
/ Blockchain ,
Class Action ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Fashion Industry ,
Jack Daniels Properties Inc v VIP Products LLC ,
Lanham Act ,
Louis Vuitton ,
Mexico ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
PFAS ,
SCOTUS ,
Supply Chain ,
Trademarks
The fashion industry has certainly seen its fair share of change over the last year given consumer trends, geopolitical & public health issues, innovation in technology and legal developments and we don’t anticipate that...more
3/23/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Blockchain ,
CASE Act ,
Copyright ,
Cosmetics ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fashion Industry ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Sponsors ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Metaverse ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Retailers ,
SCOTUS ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks
On Thursday, February 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on the long-running copyright infringement dispute between Los Angeles fabric designer, Unicolors Inc., and global fast fashion giant, H&M Hennes & Mauritz...more
In a case with potential implications for all types of litigation, and trademark infringement lawsuits in particular, on May 14th, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Lucky Brand Dungarees v. Marcel Fashions...more
In May 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC case. The Mission Products Holdings decision provides a reminder to intellectual property license parties that periodic review...more
6/26/2019
/ Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Breach of Contract ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Debtors ,
Exclusions ,
Executory Contracts ,
IP License ,
Mission Product Holdings Inc v Tempnology LLC ,
Rescission ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 365 ,
Split of Authority ,
Trademark Licenses ,
Trademarks ,
Trustees
The US Supreme Court’s ruling in Star Athletica v Varsity Brands provides a path to copyrightability for pictorial or graphical elements of clothing designs and useful articles. Laura Ganoza and Julie McGinnis of Foley &...more
5/12/2017
/ Cheerleaders ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyrightable Subject Matter ,
Fashion Design ,
Fashion Industry ,
Graphic Designs ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 101 ,
Separability ,
Sports Apparel ,
Star Athletica v Varsity Brands ,
The Copyright Act ,
Uniforms ,
Utilitarian Function