Explaining Fashion IP law via a dress

Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss the concept of the ‘average consumer’ in EU and UK trade mark law. Why is it important, and why is it different to the concept of ‘the informed user’ in EU and UK design law? Rebecca and Lee also apply the concept to a well-known fashion case. ...  Show more

Overview: Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss the famous Crocs clog, when it was launched, why it became so successful and some of the intellectual property issues and cases associated with the famous clog. Timestamps:1:44 - History of the development and launch of the well Croc ...  Show more

Although fashion is commonly defined as a creative industry, the right side of your brain is not the only one working if you are someone involved in the fashion business. Tune in to listen to how these two aspects are fundamentals in this inudstry.I also share a personal episode ...  Show more

FASHION RE-IMAGINED: Laurie Taylor talks to Angela McRobbie, Emeritus Professor at Goldsmiths, University of London about the working lives of independent designers in London, Berlin and Milan, at a time when fashion is under the spotlight due to concerns about the environment an ...  Show more

🗒️ About this episode: In this episode I give an overview of intellectual property law and what IP lawyers do. I read an extract from an article about IP, the article was written by Liz Cohen, partner, and Claire Phipps-Jones, senior associate, in the IP lit ...