Pretty in Millennial Pink: Glossier’s Battle to Protect its Signature Pink Pouch
Kiana Robinson is a J.D. Candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. In the beauty and fashion world, color trends regularly come and go, and as soon as one color…
Has Adidas Lost its Stripes? The Battle to Protect the Adidas Three-Stripe Mark
Kiana Robinson is a J.D. Candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. The sportswear and athletic footwear company Adidas has been having quite a busy year defending the three-stripe mark…
The Rise of Paparazzo v. Celebrity Lawsuits: Is Copyright Law Fair
Amanda Gonzalez Burton is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. It’s a tale as old as time. Girl dates boy. Boy gets photographed by a paparazzo while…
Post-Sale Confusion
Traditionally, the main purposes of trademark law are consequentialist by nature. They are to reduce consumer search costs and to create incentives for producers to invest in product quality. If…
Why the Innovative Design Protection Act Is a Good Thing
Although U.S. intellectual property laws cover a wide range of industries, they have lagged behind in the world of fashion design. U.S. laws are much less protective of fashion designs…
Star Athletica and the Future of Design Litigation
For decades, the fashion industry has gone without the rigorous copyright protections that other creative industries have enjoyed. That may be rapidly changing. Historically, copyright law has provided little protection…