
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
Position trade marks in fashion
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HGF
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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?
Timestamps:
- 3:02 – can you define what is a position trade mark?
- 6:35 - Recent cases which might suggest that the registration of position trade marks is getting harder or easier
- 9:31 - Cases on when position trade mark registrations have come into conflict?
- 10:50 - Have there been more successful challenges based on a position trade mark registration?
- 12:17 - Key takeaways from discussion
- 13:57- Retail Conference