The Market Value of Chinatown’s Culture

‘Fear of God’ and their Fear of Counterfeit: Taking Legal Action Against Fake E-commerce Sites

Learning to Walk How You Want with Elle AyoubZadeh

Gucci Joins Tmall e-tailer, Kering drops lawsuit against Alibaba for Counterfeiting

It’s Called Fashion Law, Osgoode—Look It Up

The Rise of Fashion Tech and its Impact in the IP Space

Capitalizing on Tragedy? Redbubble.com Permits Sale of Humboldt Broncos Art

At first glance, art-marketplace websites like Redbubble and Society6—which print original designs uploaded by users on various consumer products—seem like ideal platforms for an artist to make some extra cash. However, a recent piece of artwork honouring the Humboldt Broncos, uploaded to Redbubble by a non-artist, raises moral and copyright issues with the commercial validity […]

Cultural Appropriation of Indigenous Designs in Fashion: Can this be Prevented by Canadian IP Law?

From trademarking your logo to potentially patenting your items (a newer – yet narrowly used – method of protecting your unique fashion designs), there are various ways that start-ups and young companies in Canada can protect their intellectual property (IP) prior to diving into the competitive realm of fashion. Unfortunately, the Canadian fashion industry has […]

Virgil Abloh’s “Trademark”

Virgil Abloh, the Creative Director of fashion house Off-White and currently one of the biggest designers in the fashion industry, may have some important legal decisions to make in the near future. Abloh has been using quotation marks around everything he associates with the Off-White brand. Whether it is a design feature on a shoe, a […]

The Imminent Problem of Counterfeit Sports Merchandise

Counterfeit products are a growing issue and have resulted in an annual estimated loss of $20-30 billion in tax revenue for Canada over the past few years. In particular, the rise in counterfeit sports merchandise has been almost uncontrollable.