Saw this press release a little over a week ago and was pleased. Details follow below. “WIPO Director General Announces Rights Registry Project for West African States Brussels, June 8, 2011 PR/2011/691 WIPO Director General Francis Gurry today announced a project to build a common digital platform which will help[...]
6th Annual Lawyering in the Fashion Industry: A Practical Guide to Licensing, Trademark Protection & Other Industry Issues Tuesday, June 7, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. California, New Jersey & New York Credit: 3.5 professional practice. Illinois Credit: 3.0 general MCLE credits. Register Online Now or Download Program Agenda[...]
THR, Esq. reports in this exclusive and developing story the OMGFacts Twitter law suit. Social media is here to stay. The lawsuits will increase from bloggers, “twitterers” and other social media influencers. Also, we are still dealing in the legal areas of intellectual property and contract law(s). Of relevance to[...]
Today the world celebrated the World Intellectual Property Day. According to THR, Esq. For the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), it was an opportunity to raise awareness of the consequences of theft of films and TV shows by releasing a video. I watched the video[...]
“The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet held a hearing on Wednesday to address rogue websites distributing counterfeit and pirated goods. The witness list included U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton, attorney Floyd Abrams, Kent Walker on behalf of Google, and Christine[...]
Fashion law just got hotter! There is a fashion law revolution and it is slowly but surely creeping up on everyone. I give it say five years and fashion law will be a “no big deal” discussion at law schools and legal and fashion organizations. Can you imagine? *Weird face*[...]
Akoo International, a social music television network, has filed suit against T.I. and his A.K.O.O. Clothing label which T.I says means ‘A King of One Self’ over an alleged trademark infringement. The suit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleges “Akoo” is a[...]
My fashion law colleague Susan Scafidi of Counterfeitchic and also the woman behind the first ever fashion law institute, Fordham Law, in the USA is busy preparing for the inaugural launch party for the law institute. She, however, has made time on her blog to update us on the Innovative[...]
Since the official re-launch of my firm’s website (www.uduaklaw.com), I have been receiving a stream of emails from students who are excited and amazed that they could have a career in the legal field as a fashion law attorney. They also have so many questions about the field that are simply impossible[...]