By Aya Eguchi* *B.S.E., Duke University, Pratt School of Engineering, 2005; J.D. Candidate, Cornell Law School, 2012; Editor, Cornell Law Review, Volume 97. Excerpt from Curtailing Copycat Couture: The Merits of the Innovative Design Protection... Read More
Authored by the Congressional Research Service : Summary Fashion design does not currently receive explicit protection under U.S. copyright law. Limited avenues for protection of certain types of apparel designs can be found through trademark... Read More
So far, the U.S. laws offer little IP protection to fashion designers. As a result, fashion designs are copied freely by many. The U.S. copyright law does not extend protection to the overall design of clothing (the "useful" articles are... Read More
On December 1, 2010, the Senate Judiciary Committee agreed to send the bill titled the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act ( S. 3728 ) (the "IDPPPA") to the full Senate for a vote. The bill was originally introduced by... Read More
By Aya Eguchi* *B.S.E., Duke University, Pratt School of Engineering, 2005; J.D. Candidate, Cornell Law School, 2012; Editor, Cornell Law Review, Volume 97. Excerpt from Curtailing Copycat Couture: The Merits of the Innovative Design Protection and... Read More
Hearing Memorandum: July 13, 2011 Memorandum Regarding the Subcommittee hearing on H.R. ____, the "Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act": Friday, July 15, 2011, at 10:00 am in 2141 Rayburn HOB. Read the entire Memorandum... Read More
By Nicole Rizzo Smith , a member of Sunstein's Litigation Practice Group C oco Chanel once said, "Fashion is made to become unfashionable." Perhaps due to this truism, fashion design is largely unprotected by intellectual property... Read More
Design piracy has long been considered a problem by some in the fashion industry and a boon by others. Other than trademarked brand logos, fashion design has primarily been in the negative IP space; clothing often considered a "useful article"... Read More
111th CONGRESS 2d Session S.3728 To amend title 17, United States Code, to extend protection to fashion design, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 5, 2010 Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. HATCH, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. WHITEHOUSE... Read More
Unlike their European Union counterparts, where protection of fashion designs has always been a part of the legal and cultural "fabric," for years the U.S. has lagged behind and failed to provide a clear framework for protecting fashion... Read More
Press Release from the American Apparel & Footwear Association and the Council of Fashion Designers of America : Washington, DC - Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) introduced the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act (S. 3728)... Read More
By Anthony V. Lupo , Sarah L. Bruno and Amy E. Salomon On August 5, 2010, US Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, introduced S. 3728 , the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act. If passed, the Act would extend copyright protection to fashion... Read More
New York Senator Charles Schumer recently introduced the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act, S. 3728 , to create the first statutory protection specific to fashion designs. This bill, proposed to amend the US Copyright Act, provides... Read More
"Will fashion designs finally be clothed in 'copyright' protection?" On the eve an Ides of July congressional subcommittee hearing on the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act (IDPPPA), this question leaves me ... Read More