Year in Review: Key IP decisions in the fashion industry
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Partner
Netherlands
I am a partner in our Intellectual Property Group with over 20 years' experience, and I head up our leading IP team in the Netherlands. On the industry side I am co-head of our international luxury, fashion and retail team, and co-head of the Dutch Retail & Consumer Group.
Associate
UK
I am an associate in our Intellectual Property Group based in London, focusing on contentious matters. My practice encompasses a number of sectors including Media, Entertainment and Sport, Retail and Consumer, and Technology and Communications.
Of Counsel
Italy
I am an Of Counsel in the IP team, and work between Milan and London on copyright and trade mark issues. I am also a law academic and have authored hundreds of articles on IP issues, including multiple scholarly articles and books on EU IP law.
In 2021, courts in Europe and Australia delivered a series of important rulings of interest to and affecting the fashion sector.
In collaboration with the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (Oxford University Press) our international team provides a round-up of these rulings for judgments issued in the period 1 January–31 December 2021.
This analysis is organised by substantive IP right and enforcement aspects and divided by country including: Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, The Netherlands, and United Kingdom.
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