Fashionably IP
The FashionablyIP podcast is a look at important and hot topics in the world of fashion and intellectual property. In the podcast, we review the latest intellectual property issues in fashion or discuss matters of IP which have impacted the world of fashion for years and have come up again and again. The podcast will consist of interviews, opinion pieces and case law discussions.The information in this podcast is not legal advice. If you have any questions concerning the issues raised please contact Rebecca Field at rfield@hgf.com or Lee Curtis at lcurtis@hgf.com.
Episodes
35 episodes
Who is the informed user in the world of UK and EU design law?
Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis interview barrister Daniel Selmi of Three New Square in this edition of the Fashionably IP podcast on the concept of the informed user in UK and EU registered design law. Who is the informed user? How does the infor...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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17:44
Honest concurrent use: what is all the fuss about in the world of fashion?
Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss the often misunderstood concept of honest concurrent use and fashion brands in the United Kingdom. What is the history of this concept and how does it apply to the world of fashion brands?Timestamp...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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11:23
The Thom Browne/Adidas Decision: another battle of the stripes
Lee Curtis and Rebecca Field discuss the recent Thom Browne/Adidas decision of the English High Court concerning the battle of the three and four stripes. The decision was long and wide-ranging concerning invalidity, infringement, passing off, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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16:05
Fashion brands and non-use
Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss non-use revocation actions and fashion brands in the United Kingdom and European Union. What constitutes use? Do you need to use a trade mark in the exact form of the registered trade mark? What are the vali...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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13:38
Copyright law and fashion
Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss the application of copyright to the world of fashion. Why is it harder to enforce copyright in fashion items in the US compared to the EU? How are fashion items protected by copyright in the UK?Ti...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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11:13
The history of fashion intellectual property law in around fifteen minutes
Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis provide a short history of fashion IP law. They discuss the differences between US, UK and EU fashion IP law and explain that many of the differences are down to history.Timestamps:2:46 - ...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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15:22
Explaining fashion IP law via women’s shoes
Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss the IP rights applying to women’s shoes. Rebecca and Lee concentrate on probably the most famous women’s shoes of all, notably the red sole of Christian Louboutin. They discuss how the red sole was registere...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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12:15
Position trade marks in fashion
Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss position trademarks in fashion. What are position trade marks and how easy or hard are they to register in the world of fashion. What happens when fashion position trademarks come into conflict?Ti...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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15:03
Explaining Fashion IP law via perfume
Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss the intellectual property rights which apply to perfume, why they are integral to the success of a fashion house and how they can be protected under IP law.Timestamps:2:35 – why a ...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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11:05
Explaining Fashion IP law via a piece of jewellery
Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss the intellectual property rights that apply to jewellery, some recent cases on the protection of jewellery under trademark law, and also why all things that glitter as jewellery may not always be protectable...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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12:17
Explaining Fashion IP law via a dress
Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss the intellectual property rights which apply to dresses and how dress design has moulded some of the IP rights that apply to fashion items. Further, can the ‘overall look’ of a dress designer be protected vi...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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13:18
The day that Rihanna’s footwear inadvertently destroyed the novelty of a Community Design
Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss the recent decision of the General Court of the European Union, which upheld previous decisions of the EUIPO to cancel a Community Design Registration for a pair of trainers in the name of Puma SE based on p...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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14:22
Explaining IP fashion law through the handbag
Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss IP law in the fashion sector via a series of objects. The second object they will discuss is the handbag. What IP rights apply to this form of fashion item? Are there any particular IP rights most applicable...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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11:39
Explaining IP fashion law through the humble trainer or sneaker
Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis start to discuss IP law in the fashion sector via a series of objects. The first object they will discuss is the humble trainer or sneaker. What IP rights apply to this form of footwear? Are there any particular IP ...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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11:52
The impact of exhaustion of rights on IP in the world of fashion
Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss the impact of exhaustion of rights on intellectual property law in the world of fashion. The exhaustion of IP rights is particularly important in the world of fashion retail and impact of IP rights own...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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11:51
The impact of artificial intelligence on IP in fashion?
The impact of artificial intelligence on IP in fashion? Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on intellectual property law in the world of fashion. What is artificial intelligence? How doe...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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11:36
The quiet luxury trend, what is it? And what is its impact of IP?
Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis interview their HGF colleagues Lauren Somers and Emma Pallister on the quiet luxury trend in fashion and what impact does it have on IP rights. How do you protect and enforce aspects of quiet luxury?Times...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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12:12
Eighteenth edition: How to conduct a search for a fashion design in the UK and EU?
Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis interview their HGF colleague Suzan Moss on searching for fashion designs in the UK and EU. What IP rights do you have to consider? What about disclosure dates, novelty, and individual character? What is good practi...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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11:19
Impact of Brexit on design and trade mark rights in the world of fashion
There is a lingering impact of Brexit on design and trade mark rights in the world of fashion. You might have thought that Brexit no longer has an impact of IP law in the fashion world, well it still does. The 31st December 2023 is approaching,...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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11:50
Parody Fashion Brands: Trade Mark Law Perspective Across the US, UK, and EU
Welcome to Series 3, Episode 4 of HGF’s Fashionably IP podcast. In this podcast we talk about parody fashion brands and whether there are any differences in the approach to them in the US, UK, and EU from a trade mark law perspective. Has a rec...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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10:16
Series 3, Episode 3: ‘Quirky’ aspects of UK and EU trade mark practice
This podcast is the final in a series of three podcasts on key aspects of trade mark protection in the UK and EU. We talk about two ‘quirky’ aspects of UK and EU trade mark practice, notably series and position trade mark applications, with a f...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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11:23
Series 3 Episode 2: Decorative use of trade marks in the world of fashion
This podcast is the second in a series of three podcasts on key aspects of trade mark protection in the UK and EU. We talk about the decorative use of trademarks in the world of fashion and who exactly is the average consumer in a trade mark in...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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10:42
Series 3 Episode 1: Goodwill with a fashion spin featuring a special guest!
Welcome to the first episode in series 3 of HGF’s Fashionably IP podcast. This podcast is the first in a series of three podcasts on key aspects of trade mark protection in the UK and EU. This episode will focus on the subject of goodwill w...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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13:56
Series 2 Episode 3: The important points of registering designs in the UK and EU
Welcome to episode 3 of our second series of HGF’s Fashionably IP podcast. This podcast is the final podcast in a series of three podcasts on key aspects of design protection in the UK and EU. We are going to talk about all the small but po...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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12:45
Series 2 Episode 2: Novelty and infringement of UK and EU Unregistered and Registered Design Rights.
Timestamps:2:39 - Novelty and the scope of infringement rights.3:33- What is the test for novelty?6:07 - What is the test for infringement for registered designs in the UK and EU?7:38 - Procter &...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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10:53