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.
Fashionably IP
The day that Rihanna’s footwear inadvertently destroyed the novelty of a Community Design
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HGF
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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 prior disclosures of the design by Rihanna on Instagram.
Timestamps:
- 3:39: How Rihanna inadvertently destroyed the novelty of the Community Registered Design of a trainer design by Puma.
- 3:53: Rihanna signs contract with Puma
- 4:46: Facts of the case
- 6:40: Law of the case