Intellectual Property
Sep. 12, 2017
The art of protecting fashion designs
Protecting innovation in apparel fashion design has long been a challenge for Congress, which has repeatedly considered, but failed to enact protective legislation.
Dariush Adli
President
ADLI Law Group
444 S Flower St
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Email: adli@adlilaw.com
Univ of Michigan Law Sch; Ann Arbor MI
Despite lack of a specific vehicle to protect fashion designs, and especially those of clothing items, existing U.S. intellectual property law can be tailored to protect many creative aspects of fashion design. In particular, significant aspects of apparel and apparel accessory designs can be protected by a combination of patent, trademark and copyright laws.
Both utility and design patents are available to protect new and non-obvious inventions. Utility patents protect function,...
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