Year in Review: Key IP decisions in the fashion industry

Published

Mar 07 2022

Written By

I am a partner in our Intellectual Property Group with over 20 years' experience, and I head up our leading IP team in the Netherlands. On the industry side I am co-head of our international luxury, fashion and retail team, and co-head of the Dutch Retail & Consumer Group.

William Wortley

Associate
UK

I am an associate in our Intellectual Property Group based in London, focusing on contentious matters. My practice encompasses a number of sectors including Media, Entertainment and Sport, Retail and Consumer, and Technology and Communications.

Prof. Dr. Eleonora Rosati

Of Counsel
Italy

I am an Of Counsel in the IP team, and work between Milan and London on copyright and trade mark issues. I am also a law academic and have authored hundreds of articles on IP issues, including multiple scholarly articles and books on EU IP law.

Practices

Intellectual Property

Sectors

Retail and Consumer

In 2021, courts in Europe and Australia delivered a series of important rulings of interest to and affecting the fashion sector.

In collaboration with the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (Oxford University Press) our international team provides a round-up of these rulings for judgments issued in the period 1 January–31 December 2021.

This analysis is organised by substantive IP right and enforcement aspects and divided by country including: Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, The Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Read the full article here