Fashion & Law Newsletter April 2014

Topics:

Clarification in respect of validity and enforceability of trademarks protecting single brand elements (Levi Strauss' Tab device)
Likelihood of confusion between figurative marks "SEVEN" and word mark "SEVEN FOR ALL MANKIND"
Are beauty and fashion really so incompatible? Case-law denies similarity between personal care goods and fashion goods despite market reality
Isabel Marant protects its brand online
Use of designations on t-shirts: Purely decorative or use as a trademark?
Mere decorative use rather than use as a trademark if symbol of average distinctiveness is used in an untypical manner on clothing
The Gucci vs Guess battle — invalidity of Gucci's "G" trademarks
(Not so) Glamorous Chanel shirts
The Russian secret of "Lady in blue": the Hermitage vs. designer lya Yots before the newly established Russian Intellectual Property Court
Mr. Wills — a pheasant of distinction
The German Supreme Court on proof of ownership of an unregistered Community design
The French Supreme Court leaves a loophole for the possibility of protection of fragrances, but how big?
The German Supreme Court lowers requirements for copyright protection for works of applied arts
Rihanna v Topshop