As we make further strides into 2024, the fashion, apparel & beauty landscape continues its dynamic evolution, marked by opportunities and challenges. Consumer preferences, technological breakthroughs, geopolitical shifts,...more
5/17/2024
/ Copyright ,
Cosmetics ,
Deep Fake ,
Fashion Industry ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
FTC Act ,
Greenwashing ,
Licensing Rules ,
Luxury Goods ,
Recycling ,
Right of Publicity ,
Royalties ,
Trademarks
The fashion industry has experienced another year of continued change driven by consumer trends, innovation in technology, geopolitical and public health issues, and legal developments, and we don’t anticipate that stopping...more
4/18/2023
/ Blockchain ,
Class Action ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Fashion Industry ,
Jack Daniels Properties Inc v VIP Products LLC ,
Lanham Act ,
Louis Vuitton ,
Mexico ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
PFAS ,
SCOTUS ,
Supply Chain ,
Trademarks
The fashion industry has certainly seen its fair share of change over the last year given consumer trends, geopolitical & public health issues, innovation in technology and legal developments and we don’t anticipate that...more
3/23/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Blockchain ,
CASE Act ,
Copyright ,
Cosmetics ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fashion Industry ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Sponsors ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Metaverse ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Retailers ,
SCOTUS ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks
Like other industries, the fashion, apparel & beauty businesses have been, and continue to be hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The $400 billion dollar American fashion industry employs over four million people, excluding...more
3/30/2020
/ Business Interruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Defense Production Act ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Fashion Design ,
Fashion Industry ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Goods or Services ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Manufacturers ,
Manufacturing Employers ,
Material Adverse Change Clauses (MACs) ,
Merger Agreements ,
OSHA ,
Public Health ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retailers ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Supply Chain ,
Wholesale
The US Supreme Court’s ruling in Star Athletica v Varsity Brands provides a path to copyrightability for pictorial or graphical elements of clothing designs and useful articles. Laura Ganoza and Julie McGinnis of Foley &...more
5/12/2017
/ Cheerleaders ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyrightable Subject Matter ,
Fashion Design ,
Fashion Industry ,
Graphic Designs ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 101 ,
Separability ,
Sports Apparel ,
Star Athletica v Varsity Brands ,
The Copyright Act ,
Uniforms ,
Utilitarian Function