| Description |
xxviii, 388 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
A Survey of Fashion Law : Key Issues and Trends / by Guillermo C. Jimenez -- Trademarks and Trade Dress / by Marc Misthal -- Copyright / by Charles Colman -- Design Patents, Utility Patents, and Trade Secrets / by George Gottlieb -- Design Piracy Legislation : Should the United States Protect Fashion Design? / by Guillermo C. Jimenez, Joseph Murphy, and Julie Zerbo -- Litigation Strategies in Fashion Law / by David H. Bernstein -- Fashion Licensing / by Karen Artz Ash and Barbara Kolsun -- Counterfeiting / by Barbara Kolsun and Heather J. McDonald -- Fashion Entrepreneurship : Starting and Developing the Business / by Henry Welt -- Fashion Finance / by Valerie Radwaner and Raphael Russo -- Selling and Buying : Commercial Agreements in Fashion / by Donald L. Kreindler -- Employment Law Issues in Fashion / by Elise M. Bloom and Lee Sporn -- Celebrities and Fashion Models : Endorsement and Promotion Agreements / by Ted Max -- Marketing, Advertising, and Promotion / by Ashima Dayal, Brooke Erdos Singer, and Antonio Borrelli -- Retail Leasing for Fashion / by Matthew E. Epstein and Lee Sporn -- Global Sourcing and International Trade / by Guillermo C. Jimenez -- Import and Customs Issues in Fashion / by Frances P. Hadfield and Amanda M. Simpson -- International Development of the Fashion Business / by Michael F. Colosi -- International Fashion Law : Brand Protection and IP Law in Key Fashion Markets / by Connie Carnabuci and Victoria White |
| Summary |
"In today's highly competitive global market, fashion designers, entrepreneurs and executives need state, federal, and international laws to protect their intellectual property - their brands and their products by which their customers recognize them. Fashion Law provides a concise and practical guide to the full range of legal issues faced by a fashion company as it grows from infancy to international stature. Updated to reflect recent legal decisions and regulatory developments, this revised edition covers such vital issues as intellectual property protection and litigation, licensing, anti-counterfeiting, start-ups and finance, commercial transactions, retail property leasing, employment regulations, advertising and marketing, celebrity endorsements, and international trade. Features of the text help to make legal concepts accessible to the lay reader. More than 25 leading attorneys practicing in the emerging legal specialty of fashion law contributed the chapters for this authoritative text, and their expertise provides a foundation for fashion professionals and their legal advisors to work together effectively."--Back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Design protection -- United States
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Fashion merchandising -- Law and legislation -- United States
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Clothing trade -- Law and legislation -- United States
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| Author |
Jiménez, Guillermo, editor
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Kolsun, Barbara, editor
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Jiménez, Guillermo.
Fashion law
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| LC no. |
2013938722 |
| ISBN |
9781609018955 (paperback) |
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1609018958 (paperback) |
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