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Intellectual Property Rights in Asia: Updates from Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore
288 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerJapan The Intellectual Property High Court in Tokyo recently heard the case of Perfetti Van Melle S. p.A. v Rakuten Co. Ltd. The court addressed the issue of whether Rakuten, a website organised like an “internet mall”, having numerous independent stores and dealers, could be liable for trademark infringement committed by those stores. The court … Read More
Why You Need a Social Media Policy
288 days ago - Fashion Incubator, Featured, The Fashion LawyerLet’s face it – social media is popular and whether you know it or like it, your employees are on it. Some businesses simply prohibit their employees from going on social network sites while at work. This is not realistic, especially with the increase of smart phones in Asia. I don’t think prohibition is the … Read More
Intellectual Property Developments in Asia: Korea
349 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerThe Korea-US Free Trade Agreement was recently ratified by both countries. Following this, the Korean government amended the Korean Patent Act. Patent Term Adjustment The amended Korean Patent Act allows a patent term to be extended to compensate for unreasonable delays during the prosecution of a patent, where the delay is caused by the Korean … Read More
China IP Conundrum Continues: Louis Vuitton v Newera Enterprises Company Limited
404 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerIntellectual property issues in China have made headline numerous times this year. Popular brands such as Apple, Michael Jordan and Hermes (to name a few) have experienced just how interesting enforcing trademarks in China can be. Louis Vuitton is now having a hard time with intellectual property infringement in China. LVMH is the well known trademark of the … Read More
Intellectual Property Law Developments in Asia
404 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerASEAN The Patent Prosecution Highway system should speed up the examination process, by allowing patent examiners in one country to rely on the examination conducted in another Patent Office. Only two South East Asian countries have signed up to this system. 1. Singapore signed up with the US and Japan. Therefore it will be quicker … Read More
Yoshifumi Omura: An Alternative to the Luxury Fashion Model
419 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerI watched an interview recently of Yoshifumi Omura, a Japanese mogul who has been on the Forbes’ 200 Best Under a Billion list. I found the interview very interesting, and a breath of fresh air. I had to share my thoughts with you. In this era of luxury, every brand is trying to re-position itself … Read More
Copycat China: Lessons Learnt from New York
422 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerI read an article recently, which stated that China copycats challenge US small businesses. This sentiment has been around for some time. In fact, daily I am bombarded with editorials about how China is counterfeiting everything and for the sake of fashion, they should stop. I want to add my two cents to the debate. Rise … Read More
Important Developments in Intellectual Property Law in Asia
426 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerChina The State Administration for Industry and Commerce announced that the examination period for trademark applications has been reduced to 10 months. This new time period is comparable to the US and Japan. The examination period for opposition has also been reduced, it will now be 18 months. New Zealand The Copyright Amendment Act and Trade … Read More
Girl Model: Are Foreign Models in Japan being Mistreated?
429 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerGirl Model is a documentary by David Redmon and Ashley Sabin, and it is about Japan’s insatiable appetite for Russian girls. Ashley, once a model in the US, works as a professional scout. She suggests that she is conflicted because she makes her living from recruiting youngest girls and sending them to Japan. Knowing very well the fate that awaits … Read More
Holland’s Next Top Model wins Lawsuit against Elite Model Management (Update)
439 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerIn a previous post about The Model Alliance, formed earlier this year in NY, I wrote that Ananda Marchildon, Holland’s Next Top Model, was suing her agency Elite for prematurely ending her contract because they thought she was too fat. Ananda argued that she was dismissed by the agency only after completing $13,000 worth of … Read More