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Intellectual Property

Apr. 1, 2017

Coachella is about more than music

According to a recent lawsuit, the Coachella Music Festival is also about reining in fast fashion's desire to make a quick buck by associating their apparel with culturally relevant brands.

Christine B. Redfield

Of Counsel
Fenwick & West LLP

intellectual property

801 California St
Mountain View , CA 94041

Phone: (650) 988-8500

Fax: (650) 938-5200

Email: credfield@fenwick.com

Santa Clara Univ School of Law

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The Coachella Music Festival is one of the most critically acclaimed music festivals in the world. The sold-out event is held each April in Southern California's Coachella Valley and attracts nearly 600,000 attendees. That means big money for the organizers and their licensees who use the Coachella brand to market a wide range of goods and services, including apparel.

Enter Urban Outfitters and its subsidiary Free People, two of the biggest names in fast fashion who are trying to ca...

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