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But designers shouldn’t start dancing in the streets just yet, Sterba cautions. “We need to see how the bill looks in its final version and how the courts interpret it before we celebrate too much,filipino hats,” says Sterba. “This is a great first step for designers though. If this bill passes,yums hats, the US will join a number of other countries that protect these types of items.” It’s a frustrating position for American designers to have little recourse when their designs are copied down to the most subtle details but a new bill gives designers some hope. Late last night,J-Woww Forced to Shutter Filthy Couture Line – Fashionista Fashion Industry News, Designers, Runway Shows, Style Advice,famous stars hats, the New York Times broke the news that New York Senator Charles E. Schumer introduced a bill called the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act which would provide “very limited intellectual property protection to the most original design.” So if Marc Jacobs wanted to sue whomever knocked off his bag,wholesale new era hats, he’d have to prove that that his design is a “unique,colorado rockies hats, distinguishable, non-trivial and non-utilitarian variation over prior designs,light hats,” and that the knock off is “substantially identical” to the original. According to the Times,monster energy hats, the bill has the support of both sides of the industry: the CFDA representing the designers,philadelphia phillies hats, and American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) representing the manufacturers. Our fingers are crossed. It’s clear from our Adventures in Copyright series (especially the Marc by Marc near exact replica we posted yesterday) that designers have little protection when it comes to their designs. For American designers to protect their patterns,Toms v. Bobs Quite Possibly The Most Ridiculous Adventures in Copyright Ever – Fashionista Fashion Industry News, Designers, Runway Shows, Style Advice, they must attain “trade dress” protection,cleveland indians hats, which means consumers recognize a knockoff as coming from a particular designer like say,L.A.M.B. Fall 2011 Gwen Stefani Goes Around the World – Fashionista Fashion Industry News, Designers, Runway Shows, Style Advice, a wrap dress from DVF. This is pretty hard to prove and designers rarely win these cases. “This type of statute may help the most innovative designers protect against knockoffs,baseball hats,” says attorney Anne Sterba,baseball caps, who represented Valentino in the settlement of a 16-year trademark case. Posted in: News New Bill Could Protect Designers From Being Knocked Off By Leah Chernikoff Friday,cincinnati reds hats, Aug 6,nfl hats, 2010 / 10:00 AM GMT -5 |
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