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
29 episodes
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
Series 2 episode 1 - Disclosure and its impact on unregistered and registered design protection
Welcome to Series 2 Episode 1 of HGF's Fashionably IP Podcast. In this episode we will be talking about disclosure and its impact of unregistered and registered design protection and we are going to have a fashion spin as always.Timesta...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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10:19
New beginnings in the form of recycling, upcycling and resale in the world of fashion.
In the ninth edition of HGF’s Fashionably IP podcast in the spirit of the new year and new beginnings or at least recycled beginnings, we are going to talk about recycling, upcycling and resale in fashion. How do IP rights impact recycling, upc...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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10:56
Christmas, Fashion & IP – is it all Jingle Bells?
In the eighth edition of HGF's Fashionably IP Podcast, we are doing something different to what we have done with our previous podcasts and have a Christmas special. In this podcast we are talking about Father Christmas and how if he had been s...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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12:55
Protection of shape trade marks in fashion
In the seventh edition of HGF's Fashionably IP Podcast, we discuss the protection of shape trade marks in the world of fashion. Our discussion centres on the recent refusal by the Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Offi...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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13:34
Geographical terms and their protection in fashion
In this sixth podcast, we discuss the protection of geographical terms in the world of fashion. An emotive subject for businesses and countries alike.Examples of geographical terms in fashion 01:46The Windsurfing Ch...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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11:08