Another prestigious brand sued by a celebrity’s family for using its name without asking for the authorization! After Burberry sued by Humphrey Bogart’s heirs in the United States for using an image of the actor wearing the iconic trench in the movie Casablanca on its website, and Mattel sued by the Frida Kahlo Foundation in …
“Don’t mess up with my right of publicity”: celebrities will not forgive it! Read More »
On 26 June 2018, the Italian Advertising Authority (IAP) took a step further on online advertising and issued one of its first decisions based on the Digital Chart and art. 7 of the Advertising Self-Regulatory Code (the “Code”). The case was about some Instagram Stories and a picture published by the Italian singer Fedez on …
Influencers and brands have no way out: advertising shall be clearly recognizable as such and this true also with regard to any communication addressed to the netizens. Following FTC and ASA’s guidelines, this topic has been also into the Italian Authorities’ sights lately and several actions have been taken to regulate the phenomenon of influencer …
Influencers: from the spotlight to the eye of the storm! Read More »
As mentioned in our previous post, the European Commission has recently launched the “New Deal for Consumers”, a new package of initiatives aimed at strengthening consumer rights and harmonizing consumers laws across the European Union. This article is just the first piece of a puzzle of posts that we will publish on the main innovations …
New deal for consumers #2: online platforms should be transparent! Read More »
Big news in the fashion system! On 12 June 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) finally decided on the long debated case over Christian Louboutin’s red sole trademark.
Legislative Decree no. 63 of 11 May 2018 implementing the EU Directive no. 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure. Art. 1 Amendment to article 1 of the Legislative Decree no. …
Everybody at some point in their life has photographed historic monuments, artistic and architectural works, buildings and, generally speaking, all works that have a cultural value. However, not everyone knows about the legal implications arising out of such activity or about the different rights that can be affected by it.
Fashion shows today are far more than just couple of models on a catwalk: They include real stories and performances, entail very significant investments and the participation of a great deal of contributors.
On 14 March 2018, the General Court of the EU upheld the decision of the Board of Appeal and invalidated the Community design n. 257001-0001 (the “Crocs design”) registered by Crocs Inc. based on the priority of a US design patent application.
As “fashion shades and only style remains”, here you have our (hopefully stylish) guess on the top five fashion predictions for this year.
The heirs of the acclaimed architect and designer Gio Ponti and the company Molteni & C. S.p.A. filed a lawsuit before the Court of Milan against Cassina S.p.A.. Both companies claimed exclusive rights on a model of armchair designed by Gio Ponti in the fifties.
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