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Should There Be a Right to Repair in Fashion? - Katten Kattwalk | Issue 27

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/3/2024

Product lifecycle is the common thread in emerging Right to Repair and fashion waste legislation - Whether consumers are looking at coffeemakers, smartphones, jeans or shoes, many are rejecting planned obsolescence — the...more

Green Is the New Black: UK and EU entities are ramping up anti-greenwashing activity - Katten Kattwalk | Issue 25

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/11/2023

While climate change and sustainability are important across all parts of society, the UK government and European Commission (EC) are tackling these social issues head on, with a particular focus on the fashion and retail...more

The Katten Kattwalk | Issue 25

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/5/2023

Welcome to the summer issue of Katten KattWalk! We have an issue chock full of developments and pressing issues for fashion and brands. Associate Cynthia Martens starts with a look at “superfakes” and how the rise in...more

EU Commission Investigates Cartel Breach in Fashion Sector - Katten Kattwalk | Issue 24

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/29/2022

For once, it wasn't about Big Tech. The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, jolted the fashion sector to attention on May 17 with news of "unannounced inspections" at the premises of industry...more

Flagrant Infringement of Unregistered Design Rights of Fashion Brand Penalized by UK High Court - Kattison Avenue/Katten Kattwalk...

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/2/2022

Both IP practitioners and fashion brands will be interested in the recent string of judgments in relation to the infringement of dresses designed and sold by House of CB and Mistress Rocks. Oh Polly brand was found to have...more

Rothy’s v Giesswein – English Court leaves a lasting mark on EU Community design rights

Dechert LLP on 1/22/2021

In what is likely to be the final judgment of an English Court as a Community Design Court, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (“IPEC”) has ruled that Austrian shoe manufacturer Giesswein infringed the registered...more

Has Messi opened up a Pandora’s box before the European Courts?

Hogan Lovells on 9/29/2020

Messi is victorious not only on the football field, but also before the European Courts: the football player’s reputation creates a conceptual difference between MESSI and MASSI which counteracts the visual and phonetic...more

CJEU draws the (dotted) line on subject matter in figurative/position marks

Hogan Lovells on 6/14/2019

Judgment of 6 June 2019 in Case C-223/18 P Deichmann v EUIPO – Munich - The Court of Justice (CJEU) upholds the General Court (GC) finding that for a figurative mark featuring elements represented using dotted lines (in...more

The Court Of Justice Of The European Union (CJEU) Rules That A Trademark For A Decorative Fabric Is Registrable And Enforceable

Ladas & Parry LLP on 3/15/2019

In Textilis v. Svenkst Tenn AB, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) held that the 2015 amendments to the trademark regulation (Article 7(1)(e)(iii) of Regulation No 207/2009), which limited the right for trademark protection...more

Europe: Well-Known Brand Owners Learn From Puma – Evaluate Your Reputation Right!

Hogan Lovells on 10/8/2018

(Judgment of 26 September 2018 in Case T-62/16 – Puma SE v. EUIPO / Doosan Machine Tools Co. Ltd) - In a case concerning completely dissimilar goods and different public, the General Court (GC) once again confirmed that...more

Europe: CJEU / GC roundup – H1 2018

Hogan Lovells on 8/6/2018

Over the first half year, we have covered a number of high profile cases heard before the General Court (GC) and the European Court of Justice (CJEU). Here’s a quick roundup of the cases with a takeaway summary for each...more

CJEU Confirms that Louboutin's Red Outer Sole Can Be a Trademark

Jones Day on 7/5/2018

The Situation: The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") rendered its ruling in the Louboutin case (C-163/16) on June 12, 2018. The Result: The CJEU has confirmed that Christian Louboutin's red outer sole can be...more

EU Retail News - March 2018

BCLP on 4/2/2018

It's Not Too Late to Get Ready for the GDPR Caution When Exporting Luxury Goods French Supreme Court Upholds Exclusive Supply Obligation where Necessary to Franchise Network Guest interview with Beth Butterwick, CEO of Karen...more

Europe: The General Court agrees – it’s genuine!

Hogan Lovells on 2/2/2018

Judgment of 17 January 2018 in Case T-68/16 Deichmann v EUIPO – Munich - The General Court (GC) upheld the Board of Appeal’s (BoA) finding that evidence showing minor differences in a cross device nevertheless clearly...more

The Katten Kattwalk - Issue 14

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 10/18/2017

Disputes Between Departing Member and Remnant Group - In Lyons vs. American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressed a dispute regarding the proper...more

EU Retail News - June 2017

BCLP on 6/21/2017

2017 is shaping up to be the year that the UK's Committee of Advertising Practice ("CAP") puts its foot down on how companies can advertise to children online. In recent months, CAP has published a multitude of guidance to...more

The Designer Formerly Known As…Intellectual Property Issues Arising From Personal Names As Fashion Brands

Ladas & Parry LLP on 2/13/2017

Kate Spade, Paul Frank, Joseph Abboud, Catherine Malandrino, and Karen Millen—aside from being well-known designers, all have something else in common; they no longer own the right to use their personal names as their brands....more

The Court of Justice of the European Union Strengthens Unregistered Community Design Rights

Ladas & Parry LLP on 7/29/2014

The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its decision in Karen Millen Fashions Ltd v Dunnes Stores (C-345/13) on June 19, 2014, providing guidance on litigating unregistered Community designs and...more

10 Popular Reads Covering Latest European Union Developments

JD Supra Perspectives on 7/16/2014

Recap of popular updates covering latest developments in the European Union....more

Karen Millen Court of Justice of the European Union Decision

Dechert LLP on 7/3/2014

On 19 June 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) delivered a judgment in the ongoing seven-year legal battle between Karen Millen Fashions and Dunnes Stores in Ireland. Background - This...more

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