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IP and Business: Intellectual Property in the Fashion Industry
This article is part of our archive, offering insights from past editions. Continue reading to discover how intellectual property can foster creativity, innovation and social progress.
Well-knit: building a stable platform for sustainable fashion in Southeast Asia
Panublix is leading the way towards sustainable fashion by connecting fiber producers, artisans, designers and consumers. Co-founder Noreen Bautista explains how the company promotes Indigenous knowledge and an eco-friendly farm-to-fashion business model.
Fashion in TV shows: Emily in Paris’ outfits
An inside look at fashion in TV shows: how Emily in Paris protects its outfits using intellectual property rights.
The role of IP rights in the fashion business: a US perspective
Find out more about the role that IP rights play in the fashion industry and what are some of the challenges and opportunities ahead for fashion law in the digital age.
Copyright and Fashion: A UK Perspective
This article is part of our archive, offering insights from past editions. Continue reading to discover how intellectual property can foster creativity, innovation and social progress.
Curbing cultural appropriation in the fashion industry with intellectual property
The world over, calls are being made for fashion designers to be mindful when borrowing from other cultures and to offer products that are respectful of their traditions. What role for intellectual property in curbing this harmful practice?
Brands of Moldova: a cut above
This article is part of our archive, offering insights from past editions. Continue reading to discover how intellectual property can foster creativity, innovation and social progress.
Design law in the European fashion sector
Following the entry into force of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement in the European Community, Dr. Fridolin Fischer, an attorney-at- law in Zurich, Switzerland, and author of “Kleidermode – Phänomen ohne Rechtsschutz?”, an analysis of legal protection for fashion designs, discusses in this article for WIPO Magazine the relevance of design law in the fashion sector.
Letters and Comment
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Upcycling, Sustainability, and IP: What It Means for the World of Fashion
As consumer awareness around sustainability grows, upcycling, thanks to its environmental benefits, is becoming one of the most popular new ways to “consume” fashion. But is it risk-free from a legal standpoint? Leading academic Irene Calboli takes a closer look at the IP issues that can arise.
Designing with Life: Biofabricate's Suzanne Lee Envisions a “New Material World”
"We need a material revolution, and we need it now,” says Suzanne Lee, CEO and Founder of Biofabricate, a “sustainable biomaterial innovation” boutique that is educating companies on how to use micro-organisms to create a “new material world.”
In the Courts: Holding the Landlord Liable - New Tools for the Counterfeit Crackdown in China
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Isabella Springmuhl brings inclusive Guatemalan designs to the fashion world
Guatemalan designer Isabella Springmuhl, the first designer with Down’s Syndrome to feature in London Fashion Week, is using her brand, Down to Xjabelle, to break stereotypes and promote diversity and inclusion in the fashion world, and IP is supporting her endeavor.
Fashion forward: pioneering African designer eyes luxury brands market
Taibo Bacar, the celebrated Mozambican fashion designer, talks about what it takes to build an international fashion brand and the next steps in his pioneering business adventure.
Designer Shaik brings Arabian heritage to the international market
Born out of a dream to build a brand that embodies opulence and distinction, Bahrain-based company Designer Shaik Inc. specializes in the design, product development, production and marketing of luxury products, including perfume, timepieces and fashion accessories.
El Salvador makes a fashion statement with its handbags
El Salvador’s Minister of the Economy, María Luisa Hayem, reflects on how government-led intellectual property awareness programs are supporting El Salvador’s flourishing handicraft sector, as demonstrated by the success of emerging young female design entrepreneurs Eva Innocenti and Raquel Arana.
Iconic handbags: how to protect fashion’s most beloved icons with IP
Iconic handbags never go out of style but are often counterfeited. Find out how fashion brands can protect designer handbags with IP rights.
3D printing and IP law
This article is part of our archive, offering insights from past editions. Continue reading to discover how intellectual property can foster creativity, innovation and social progress.
LAM Leather Bags: Embracing Tradition
LAM Leather Bags (LAM) is a Bahraini Fashion brand directed towards the luxury goods market. Established in 2018 by designer Lulwa AbdulRahman ALMannai, the company specializes in high-quality bags, handbags, purses, suitcases and other accessories handmade from vegetable-tanned leather.
Managing risks and disputes in the fashion industry
Find out more about why the National Center for Italian Fashion recently joined forces with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center to offer fashion businesses an efficient and affordable ways to resolve disputes.
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