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LLM Q&A
Interested in learning more about Fashion Law? Professor Scafidi discusses Fashion Law Bootcamp and our advanced Fashion Law degrees in this LLM Guide interview, Five Questions on Fashion Law. Here’s question #1:
Can you tell me a bit about the factors that went into the decision to launch the Fashion Law LL.M. and institute?
When I first defined fashion law as a field and then launched the Fashion Law Institute, our aim was to establish fashion law as a mainstream academic discipline alongside banking law, sports law, securities law, and other existing fields. I heard a lot of laughter at first, but our goal was achieved faster than I’d dreamed. A handful of schools around the world now offer courses in fashion law, and there are fashion law sections in bar associations and many fashion law practice groups in law firms.
The Fashion Law LL.M. grew out of our efforts to make our curriculum available to lawyers around the world who didn’t go to Fordham for a J.D. Our initial response to the flood of requests was Fashion Law Bootcamp, our summer intensive courses in which attendees can either take the entirety of my Fashion Law course, or engage in in-depth study of a single issue, like fashion and technology. The Bootcamp is still going strong, and it’s a good way for those thinking about an LL.M. to start building their credentials in the field.
Fashion Law Bootcamp – Remainder
Professor Scafidi in Dubai!
Professor Scafidi will be in Dubai next week for a luncheon hosted by Fordham and the Fashion Law Institute. Please email us if you have any questions about the event!
Protected: CLE Materials: Dead to Rights
Protected: CLE Materials – Athlegal
Athlegal: Sports, apparel, & fashion’s future
From logos to athleisure, sports apparel influences how we dress both on and off the field. This dual emphasis on performance and style adds new strategies to the lawyer's playbook across categories of intellectual property, including trademark and trade dress, utility and design patent, and copyright, as well as IP licensing. Research and development in athletic apparel and footwear embraces application of new production technologies like 3D printing, breakthroughs in sustainable manufacturing techniques, and sometimes even advances in performance so dramatic that they they call into question the advantage conferred upon elite athletes in competition. And with every new innovation, there's a chance that copying or other foul play will move the contest off the court and into court. Please prepare to come off the sidelines and join us for a panel discussion, "Athlegal: Sports, Innovation, and the Future of Fashion."
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Susan Rohol, Global Intellectual Property and Privacy Policy Director, Nike
James Grooms, Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, New York Road Runners, Inc.
Ronald S. Chillemi, Senior Vice President, Enforcement & Litigation, Fanatics, Inc.
Angela Byun, Senior Director of International Development & Strategy, Golf Digest, Condé Nast
Professor Susan Scafidi, Fashion Law Institute at Fordham
DATE: Monday, September 18, 2017
TIME: 9:30-10:45am
PLACE: Fordham Law School, 150 W. 62nd Street, Room 7-119
NYS CLE: 1.5 hours professional practice, transitional and nontransitional
Sold Out!
Fashion Law Bootcamp Firsthand!
Photographer Larry Byrd, an alum of both editions of Bootcamp, writes about his experience at our Silicon Valley edition in this column for Medium! Pictured above: our visit to Apple HQ in Cupertino.
Protected: CLE materials: Is Sending a C&D Risk-Free?
Anniversary CLE on September 8!
Rights infringed? Shoot out a cease & desist letter. Brand protection is a constant battle, but designers and fashion houses can at least rely on inexpensive and efficient demand letters to defend themselves. Or can they? And what other counterintuitive concerns have been brought to light by recent litigation? Join us in celebrating New York Fashion Week and the Fashion Law Institute's 7th anniversary with a panel discussion, "Is Sending a C&D Risk-Free? The Hidden Pitfalls of Intellectual Property Enforcement."
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Nicole Marra, VP, General Counsel, Corporate Affairs, Gucci
John Maltbie, Director of Intellectual Property, Civil Enforcement, Louis Vuitton Americas
James H. Donoian, Partner, McCarter & English
Professor Susan Scafidi, Fashion Law Institute at Fordham
DATE: Friday, September 8, 2017
TIME: 9:30-10:45am (with continental breakfast and a champagne toast starting at 9am)
LOCATION: Fordham Law School, 150 W. 62nd Street, Bateman Room (2nd floor)
NYS CLE: 1.5 hours professional practice, transitional and non-transitional
REGISTER NOW!
After Eden: Plus-Size Fashion History at NYFW
Hot Topic‘s sister brand, Torrid, recently announced plans to show at New York Fashion Week — but drew criticism for incorrectly claiming that it would be the 1st plus-size brand to do so. Actually, Eden Miller’s Cabiria Style line was celebrated internationally for breaking that barrier back in 2013 during the Fashion Law Institute’s 3rd anniversary show in the official IMG tents at NYFW. We’re proud that some traditional brands have since followed suit, casting models of all sizes as part of a tend toward greater diversity of all types. The Fashion Law Institute thanks and congratulates Eden again — and welcomes Torrid to the runway.