Introduction Fashion Designers have long been at odds with U.S. Lawmakers in regards to the protections given to their designs.[1] This tension is rising to a head now that a writ for certiorari has been granted in part in the…
Francesca Montalvo is an Associate at the IP law firm of Ladas & Parry. She was editor-in-chief of Volume 32 of the Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal. In the year 2012 alone, the U.S. fashion industry generated over $330 billion…
Author: Gwendolen Akard, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Class of 2015; AELJ Volume 32 Staff Editor The future of fashion patents is always changing and evolving. On February 7th, some of the industry’s key players discussed hot topics in…
