In the middle of last month, the EU General Court ruled on the question, whether the shape of a lipstick case can function as a trademark. The judgment reverses an earlier, negative decision of the EUIPO First Board of [...]
The Higher Regional Court of Celle in Germany recently ruled on the question whether fashion model agency contracts are so-called “contracts of higher nature” according to German Civil Law with the consequence that the model could more easily terminate [...]
Fashion designer, activist and renowned maverick Vivienne Westwood is one of the stars on the fashion sky. Her shows are legendary, her designs revolutionary: she patented the platform ‘pedestal’ shoe, created punk and is a leading human rights activist. Founding [...]
It’s fairly common for fashion designers to take stylistic inspiration from a variety of sources. Cross-cultural influences are nothing new and they greatly enrich creative practices, but there’s a boundary of respect that definitely needs to be set. This boundary [...]
"Welcome to ‘New Bottega’ – a term that, for many, carries the same sentiment as ‘Old Céline’, which is where 34-year-old designer Daniel Lee worked under the tutelage of Phoebe Philo before joining the Italian house Bottega Veneta in [...]
The mysterious street artist Banksy has lost the trademark rights to his famous "Flower Bomber" motif on which a masked man throws a bouquet of flowers, also known as "Love is in The Air". The decision to cancel the trademark [...]
The ministry of culture in Greece has won a court ruling over Sotheby’s (published on June 9th) that may leave lasting effects on the market for ancient art. The case revolves around an 8th-century BC Greek equestrian statue in the [...]
In its recent judgement, the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg (OLG Hamburg) made a (for German courts) surprising decision: consumers are sometimes not gullible and can detect advertising. The court attests, that the average Instagram user in fact knows, that [...]
A few years ago, seemingly every single fashion brand did some rebranding and changed its logo to a geometric sans-serif design. Some brands changed even more. Two highly discussed changes are at the centre of this article: Yves Saint Laurent [...]
The Wassily chair is one of the most copied furniture designs of all time, making it a prime candidate to discuss how a chair design can be protected by law. […]
