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Protected: CLE Materials – Athlegal
Athlegal: Sports, apparel, & fashion’s future
From logos to athleisure, sports apparel influences how we dress both on and off the field. This dual emphasis on performance and style adds new strategies to the lawyer's playbook across categories of intellectual property, including trademark and trade dress, utility and design patent, and copyright, as well as IP licensing. Research and development in athletic apparel and footwear embraces application of new production technologies like 3D printing, breakthroughs in sustainable manufacturing techniques, and sometimes even advances in performance so dramatic that they they call into question the advantage conferred upon elite athletes in competition. And with every new innovation, there's a chance that copying or other foul play will move the contest off the court and into court. Please prepare to come off the sidelines and join us for a panel discussion, "Athlegal: Sports, Innovation, and the Future of Fashion."
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Susan Rohol, Global Intellectual Property and Privacy Policy Director, Nike
James Grooms, Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, New York Road Runners, Inc.
Ronald S. Chillemi, Senior Vice President, Enforcement & Litigation, Fanatics, Inc.
Angela Byun, Senior Director of International Development & Strategy, Golf Digest, Condé Nast
Professor Susan Scafidi, Fashion Law Institute at Fordham
DATE: Monday, September 18, 2017
TIME: 9:30-10:45am
PLACE: Fordham Law School, 150 W. 62nd Street, Room 7-119
NYS CLE: 1.5 hours professional practice, transitional and nontransitional
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Fashion Law Bootcamp Firsthand!
Photographer Larry Byrd, an alum of both editions of Bootcamp, writes about his experience at our Silicon Valley edition in this column for Medium! Pictured above: our visit to Apple HQ in Cupertino.
Protected: CLE materials: Is Sending a C&D Risk-Free?
Anniversary CLE on September 8!
Rights infringed? Shoot out a cease & desist letter. Brand protection is a constant battle, but designers and fashion houses can at least rely on inexpensive and efficient demand letters to defend themselves. Or can they? And what other counterintuitive concerns have been brought to light by recent litigation? Join us in celebrating New York Fashion Week and the Fashion Law Institute's 7th anniversary with a panel discussion, "Is Sending a C&D Risk-Free? The Hidden Pitfalls of Intellectual Property Enforcement."
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Nicole Marra, VP, General Counsel, Corporate Affairs, Gucci
John Maltbie, Director of Intellectual Property, Civil Enforcement, Louis Vuitton Americas
James H. Donoian, Partner, McCarter & English
Professor Susan Scafidi, Fashion Law Institute at Fordham
DATE: Friday, September 8, 2017
TIME: 9:30-10:45am (with continental breakfast and a champagne toast starting at 9am)
LOCATION: Fordham Law School, 150 W. 62nd Street, Bateman Room (2nd floor)
NYS CLE: 1.5 hours professional practice, transitional and non-transitional
REGISTER NOW!
After Eden: Plus-Size Fashion History at NYFW
Hot Topic‘s sister brand, Torrid, recently announced plans to show at New York Fashion Week — but drew criticism for incorrectly claiming that it would be the 1st plus-size brand to do so. Actually, Eden Miller’s Cabiria Style line was celebrated internationally for breaking that barrier back in 2013 during the Fashion Law Institute’s 3rd anniversary show in the official IMG tents at NYFW. We’re proud that some traditional brands have since followed suit, casting models of all sizes as part of a tend toward greater diversity of all types. The Fashion Law Institute thanks and congratulates Eden again — and welcomes Torrid to the runway.
Protected: Fashion Law Bootcamp: Special Edition Readings
Faces Off: Kendall + Kylie – Tupac – Biggie
For more on fashion law and IP, check out Fashion Law Bootcamp: Special Edition in Silicon Valley!
Kendall and Kylie Jenner sparked online outrage over their line of tees imposing their own faces and initials over images of such iconic musicians as Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. The sisters have apologized and the line has been withdrawn — in this Yahoo News article, Professor Scafidi explains why:
It’s possible to thread the needle of legally and culturally acceptable unauthorized use — but attempts to use celebrity images on apparel without permission more often wind up in a face plant.
Eponymous Lex: Legal Risks of Designer Names
For more on fashion law and IP, check out Fashion Law Bootcamp: Special Edition in Silicon Valley!
Naming a brand after oneself is a longstanding tradition in the fashion world, but as a number of designers have learned this can be a risky enterprise. Professor Scafidi explains in this article on Quartz:
“Once your name is a corporate asset, then investors are going to want a piece of that corporate asset—or full ownership of that corporate asset—which is great as long as you and your investors are getting along,” Scafidi says. “But typically there will be some point at which you, the designer, and your investors part company, and that leaves you walking nameless into the night.”
For more on this issue, including the story behind Joseph Abboud’s quest to regain the right to use his own name, check out the whole article here.