Fashion has had a huge impact on culture since the beginning of human history. The importance of fashion first reached legal protection in France in the eighteenth century by means…
Case T-794/16 presents a conflict between the earlier International trade mark No. 1 148 957 (depicted above on the left), covering goods in Class 30, namely, “Cocoa, cakes, chocolates, chocolate creams,…
The General Court of the European Union issued a decision on 16th January 2018 in connection with a conflict between META4 Spain S.A. and Sun Media Ltd, as the owners…
It is well known that tattoos are part of the history of humanity, it is enough to take a look at the first civilizations to know what importance they had…
Nowadays every business is aware of the importance of the protection of its trademarks in the course of online trade and it is old news that counterfeiting is a vast,…
In Case T-495/15 dated 16 March 2017 (General Court of the EU), The applicant (Spanish oranges, SL), applied for protection in Europe in classes 29 and 31 (fruits, vegetables and…
A Registered Community Design (“RCD”) consists of the appearance of a product protected at European Union level. According to Regulation No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community Designs, there…
As most of us have basic pieces of clothes or accesories in the closet, like a “black little dress”, a necklace, or a pair of sneakers, emerging designers should have…
Como todos sabemos la reunion anual de la INTA, este año en Barcelona, está a punto de empezar. Con gusto les comunicamos que Riccardo Ciullo fundador de IP WISELY, será…
The Fashion sector, today, is a $1.7 trillion dollar global industry and the Fashion Law is a relatively new legal discipline developed to respond to the needs of the Fashion…
A new partnership between the Council of International Fashion Designers (CIFD) and IP Wisely empowers the International fashion community to connect, explore new markets and speed the development process through Intellectual Property protection strategies. March 21, 2017- IP Wisely, an Intellectual…
As you know, the Fashion Industry is ever evolving. Each season everything changes, from textures to colors and trends that come and go within decades. If you are an emerging…