The Katten Kattwalk discusses legal issues in the fashion industry affecting the trademarks, patents and copyrights associated with companies, brands and products.
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6/4/2019
/ Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Registration ,
Fashion Branding ,
Fashion Design ,
Fashion Industry ,
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com LLC ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks
On March 4, the US Supreme Court resolved a circuit split and held that, with limited statutory exceptions, the issuance of a registration from the Copyright Office is a prerequisite to filing a claim for infringement. See...more
3/8/2019
/ Appeals ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Registration ,
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com LLC ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
SCOTUS ,
Solicitor General ,
Split of Authority ,
The Copyright Act ,
Uniformity
After months of standing on the sidelines of the most closely watched case impacting the fashion industry in recent years, legal practitioners and fashion designers now have a framework for protecting decorative elements of...more
The Katten Kattwalk discusses legal issues in the fashion industry affecting the trademarks, patents and copyrights associated with companies, brands and products.
Letter From the Editor -
Fashion Week has come and...more
10/16/2015
/ Acquiescence ,
Affirmative Defenses ,
Appeals ,
Cheerleaders ,
Confidential Information ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Dilution ,
Fashion Industry ,
Filing Fees ,
Generic ,
Laches ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Misappropriation ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Presumption of Validity ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
Trial de Novo ,
Undue Prejudice ,
Uniforms ,
USPTO