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Breaking: Gucci & Forever 21 Settle Stripes Case
Forever 21 and Gucci have settled their lawsuit over the Gucci Web trademarks – the famous Gucci Blue-Red-Blue and Green-Red-Green stripes.
The high-profile companies’ struggle over stripes created ripples throughout the fashion industry, especially among companies accustomed to sending cease-and-desist letters and negotiating private settlements with fast fashion’s usual suspects. F21’s preemptive dash to court via a declaratory judgment action didn’t strip Gucci of its stripes, but it will have a lingering effect on brand protection programs, causing trademark owners to re-consider whether sending a C&D is risk-free.
Disclosure: Professor Scafidi was an expert for Gucci in this case.
Protected: CLE material – Circular Economy
Re:Fashion
Re:Fashion – Legal Issues in the Circular Economy
Resell. Recycle. Rent. The growing circular economy of fashion can extend the lifecycle of apparel and accessories, but the market innovations that are changing the way we wear are also raising new legal issues. Are there limits on using trademarks to advertise secondary market sales? Do post-consumer products raise consumer safety concerns? Is there a legal downside to upcycling? Join companies and counsel considering these questions and more at our upcoming Fashion Law Institute panel, "Re:Fashion - Legal Issues in the Circular Economy."
DATE: Thursday, October 25, 2018
TIME: 6:00-7:15pm (reception 5:30pm)
PLACE: Bateman Room, 2nd Floor, Fordham Law School, 150 W. 62nd Street
NYS CLE: 1.5 hours professional practice, transitional and non-transitional
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
- Julie Golden, ADAY
- John Maltbie and Jana Checa Chong, Louis Vuitton
- Allyson Tenney, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Sonia Valdez, eBay
- Gail Wheeler, Hermès
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT AND REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
If you have not registered and are a member of the media (with credentials) planning to cover this event, please email us at events@fashionlawinstitute.com.
Protected: CLE material – Know Your Faux
Anniversary Event – September 7!
Brand protection in the fashion industry relies not only on sharp legal skills but also on cutting-edge technological measures that can distinguish real from fake, track products through the supply chain, catch counterfeiters, and analyze knockoff merchandise. Join us during New York Fashion Week for the Fashion Law Institute’s 8th anniversary and an expert discussion of how AI, blockchain, DNA, and other science-based initiatives can help you “Know Your Faux: New Tactics and Tech for Fighting Fakes.”
DATE: Friday, September 7, 2018
TIME: 9:30-10:45am (breakfast 9am)
LOCATION: Fordham Law School, 150 W. 62nd Street, NYC (Bateman Room, 2nd floor)
CLE: 1.5 New York State CLE credits, professional practice, transitional and non-transitional
Speakers include:
- Joseph Giblin, Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State
- Catherine Malkova, Innovation Labs Leader, Global Business Services North America, IBM
- Derek Morales, Brand Protection Counsel, Ralph Lauren
- Clay Shorrock, General and Intellectual Property Counsel, Applied DNA Sciences
- Vidyuth Srinivasan, Co-Founder and CEO, Entrupy
Protected: Readings: Fashion Law Bootcamp – West Coast
Fashion Law Bootcamp
The Fashion Law Institute returns to Silicon Valley
for an
in-depth look at fashion law and technology!!
At the Fashion Law Institute, when we want to learn more about cutting-edge industry developments that we believe will have major business and legal implications, we go straight to the source. For this Fashion Law Bootcamp: Special Edition on fashion and technology, we'd like to bring you along with us.
From wearables and smart textiles to data security and the disruption of the retail landscape, innovations in technology and design are transforming the fashion industry. Fashion Law Bootcamp: Special Edition will give you an inside look at how the multi-billion-dollar fashion tech sector is creating new opportunities for lawyers, designers, and entrepreneurs.
Fashion Law Bootcamp: Special Edition takes place from July 15-17, with classes at Levi's and The RealReal in San Francisco and Apple headquarters in Cupertino. This advanced survey of cutting-edge issues in fashion law and tech will cover such topics as
- intellectual property,
- counterfeit detection,
- licensing,
- data security and privacy,
- venture capital and fintech,
- blockchain and trade,
- wearables and health care,
- M&A, search, and antitrust,
- retail design, and
- social media marketing.
The program will start with a visit to Levi's on Wednesday afternoon, followed by a full day of classes on Thursday that includes a session at The RealReal and insights from other industry leaders. On Friday we'll travel to Cupertino, where Apple attorneys will join Professor Scafidi and other Fashion Law Institute faculty in discussing the emerging legal future of fashion tech.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
The brief application form is below and is also linked here. Completed applications are reviewed as they are received.
CREDITS
Law students: Fashion Law Bootcamp does not issue a Fordham transcript; academic credit will need approval from your home institution. For additional information, please read this and email bootcamp@fashionlawinstitute.com
before applying).
Lawyers: Both newly admitted and experienced attorneys will receive a maximum of 28.0 transitional and non-transitional, professional practice New York State CLE credits, for the online edition. We are looking into CLE certification for other jurisdictions.
California CLE credit certification renewal for the San Francisco/Silicon Valley edition is pending; based on previous years, the amount of CLE credits for this version should be 14.0 transitional and non-transitional, professional practice New York State CLE credits, and 12.0 CLE credit hours for California.
CERTIFICATE
Certificates of completion will be awarded to all participants at the conclusion of the program.
VISA
If you are not a U.S. citizen or legal resident and are in or will enter the U.S. as a non-immigrant, you may need a visa to attend in-person editions of Fashion Law Bootcamp. A student visa is NOT required; attendees typically use a B-2 or B-1 visa depending on their particular interests, or, for qualified countries, the visa waiver program. Please email us for more information.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION about Fashion Law Bootcamp, please email bootcamp@fashionlawinstitute.com.
DATES
New York: May 27 - May 31, 2025
Silicon Valley: TBA (email bootcamp@fashionlawinstitute.com for updates)
CONTENT
The New York in-person edition covers the entire content of Professor Scafidi's pioneering two-credit-hour Fashion Law course.
The Silicon Valley edition covers special topics in fashion law with a technology focus, with sessions at the headquarters of leading brands. Details to be announced for the 2025 edition, which had to postponed due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Silicon Valley offices.
FEE
New York: $2,450, which includes all expenses associated with the program, including materials and optional sessions.
Silicon Valley: To be determined. A special reduced combined rate will be available for attendees of both the online and Silicon Valley editions!
DEPOSIT
A $250 deposit is due with the application. The deposit is applied toward the program cost and is non-refundable once accepted into the program. We look forward to receiving your application!
ACCOMMODATIONS
For the Silicon Valley edition, there are a number of places to stay in San Francisco, and surrounding areas. Details are provided in the admittance letter.
Humans of Fashion Foundation Training Session
About the Institute
The Fashion Law Institute is the world’s first center dedicated to law and the business of fashion. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created with the generous support and advice of the Council of Fashion Designers of America and its president, Diane von Furstenberg, the Institute offers training for the fashion lawyers, business professionals, and designers of the future; provides legal services for design students and professionals; and provides thought leadership and practical assistance on issues facing the fashion industry.
Professor Susan Scafidi, who pioneered the study of fashion law, founded the Institute and serves as its academic director. She created the first Fashion Law course and is internationally recognized for her expertise and for defining the field. In addition, the Institute is supported by an advisory board including distinguished members of the fashion industry and the bar.
The Fashion Law Institute is headquartered at Fordham Law School, just across the street from Lincoln Center in New York City, and works with universities and other organizations across the country and around the world.
Alexa Chung interviews Professor Scafidi at her Fordham Law School office:
Curriculum & Faculty
In 2006, Professor Scafidi created the first law school course in fashion law, officially launching a new field of law. It took a law school administration that would risk adding this newly imagined course to its curriculum — and a place where students who’d read her pioneering blog on law and fashion design championed the course, faculty members supported it (as one said, "We have sports law. In fact, we have two sections of sports law. Why can't we have fashion law?!"), and, to seal the deal, the then-dean’s spouse had spent years working at Saks Fifth Avenue.
Today, that original signature course has grown to seven fashion law-related courses. Each is the first of its kind, taught by experts in the field. These Fashion Law Institute courses are offered as part of the Fordham Law curriculum not only for J.D. students, but for students enrolled in the world's first Master's degree programs in Fashion Law: the LLM, for attorneys, and the MSL, which enables non-lawyers to gain invaluable legal knowledge and practical expertise.
In response to inquiries from attorneys, fashion industry professionals, and students from other law schools and design schools who wanted to study fashion law, the Fashion Law Institute also developed a unique Summer Intensive program, a.k.a. Fashion Law Bootcamp — once again breaking new ground.
Fashion Modeling Law Professors Ali Grace Marquart (L) & Doreen Small
COURSES
Fashion Law
Cosmetics Regulation
Fashion Ethics, Sustainability, & Development
Fashion Law and International Trade
Fashion Law and Finance
Fashion Law and Social Justice
Fashion Law Capstone
Fashion Law Drafting
Fashion Law Practicum
Fashion Licensing
Fashion Modeling Law
Fashion Retail Law
FACULTY
Professor Susan Scafidi
Founder & Academic Director
Fashion Law Institute
at Fordham Law School
Ewa Abrams
General Counsel
Kering
Peter Arnold
Executive Director
YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund
Paula Barnes
Legal Counsel
Gucci
Claire Bing
Vice President of Regulatory and Quality
Maesa
Ashley Brown
Director
Associate Counsel at Royal Caribbean;
former General Counsel
One Management
Angela Byun
Principal
AB World
Jana Checa Chong
Senior Intellectual Property Counsel
Louis Vuitton North America, Inc.
Melissa Schoffer Farber
General Counsel
BroadwayHD
Grace Fu
General Counsel
KAYAK, OpenTable;
former Executive Vice President of Human Resources,
General Counsel & Secretary
Barneys New York
Jeffrey Hellman
Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
PVH Corp.
Karyn D. Jefferson
Vice President, Litigation, Labor & Employment
Urban One, Inc
John Maltbie
Director of Civil Enforcement, Intellectual Property
Louis Vuitton North America, Inc.
Ali Grace Marquart
SVP, Business Development & Legal Affairs
Bravado at Universal Music Group;
former Deputy General Counsel and
Director, Business & Legal Affairs
Wilhelmina International, Ltd.
Vanessa Nadal
Attorney and Engineer;
former R&D Scientist
Innovative Skin Care Platform
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Worldwide
Don M. Obert
Customs, International Cargo & Regulatory Compliance Attorney and
Counselor at Law
The Obert Law Firm
Stanley G. Sherwood
Managing Partner
Sherwood Associates;
former International Tax Counsel,
Kering
Doreen Small
Davis Shapiro;
former Vice President and General Counsel,
Ford Models, Inc.
Jeff Trexler, Esq.
Attorney / Associate Director
Fashion Law Institute
Ashley Valdes
Principal Counsel
Warby Parker
Brien Wassner
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Kenya Wiley
Founder and Policy Counsel
Fashion Innovation Alliance
The Fashion Law Institute's award-winning logo was designed by the globally renowned design firm Pentagram and has been featured in leading design media, such as the Communication Arts Design Annual (a trademark of the year, 2010 edition), Print 31st Design Annual, Adweek, Just Creative, and Michael Bierut's How to.
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