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    Fashion law : a guide for designers, fashion executives, and attorneys / edited by Guillermo C. Jimenez, Fashion Institute of Technology, and Barbara Kolsun, Stuart Weitzman LLC.

    • Title:Fashion law : a guide for designers, fashion executives, and attorneys / edited by Guillermo C. Jimenez, Fashion Institute of Technology, and Barbara Kolsun, Stuart Weitzman LLC.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:JimeĢnez, Guillermo, editor.
      Kolsun, Barbara, editor.
    • Published/Created:New York : Fairchild Books, 2014.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Design protection--United States.
      Fashion merchandising--Law and legislation--United States.
      Clothing trade--Law and legislation--United States.
    • Edition:Second edition.
    • Description:xxviii, 388 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:1609018958
      9781609018955
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: I. Introduction
      1. Survey of Fashion Law: Key Issues and Trends / Guillermo C. Jimenez
      1.1. Introduction
      1.2. Defining Fashion Law
      1.3. Fashion Business 101 for Lawyers
      1.3.1. Industry Structure
      1.3.2. Fashion Seasons
      1.3.3. Production Processes
      1.4. Fashion Law and Business Strategies in the Growth of the Company
      1.4.1. Entrepreneurship Phase: Start-Up Issues
      1.4.2. Expansion: Growth Issues
      1.4.3. Selling and Buying Fashion Products: Commercial Agreements
      1.4.4. Large Corporation Issues
      Fashion Law in the News: Tragedy in Bangladesh: Rebuilding Trust in Fashion Manufacturing
      1.5. Fashion Law 101: Basic Principles
      1.5.1. Knocking Off
      Fashion Law in Practice: When Is a Sweater Not a Coat? The Art of Customs Law
      1.5.2. IP Protection in Fashion, Textiles, and Apparel
      Fashion Law in Congress: Design Piracy Legislation: An End to Exact-Replica Knockoffs?
      Fashion Law in Practice: Fashion Geography: The Importance of a Global Trademark Search
      Fashion Law in Court: Louboutin v. YSL: The Battle for Women's Soles
      1.5.3. Legislative Proposals for Legal Protection for Fashion Designs
      1.5.4. Fashion Licensing
      Fashion Law in Court: Landmark Cases in Fashion Law History
      1.5.5. Anticounterfeiting
      1.6. Fashion Law Tips for Designers and Fashion Entrepreneurs
      Fashion Law in Practice: 3D Printing: Boon or Bane for Designers?
      1.7. Tips for Law Students and Lawyers Wishing to Practice Fashion Law
      Fashion Law in Practice: Where and How to Learn More About Fashion Law
      1.8. Summary of Key Points
      II. Intellectual Property Issues
      2. Trademarks and Trade Dress / Marc Misthal
      2.1. Introduction: IP Protection of Fashion and Apparel
      Fashion Law in Court: Trademark Infringement? You Decide
      2.2. Scope of Trademark Protection
      Fashion Law in Court: Fashion Designers' Personal Names as Trademarks
      2.3. Obtaining Trademark Protection
      2.4. Selecting a Strong Trademark
      2.5. Trademark Searching
      2.6. Trademark Registration Process
      2.6.1. Marks That Cannot Be Registered
      2.6.2. Preparing and Filing the Trademark Application
      2.6.3. Examination of Trademark Applications
      2.6.4. Trademarks for Style Names
      2.7. Costs
      2.8. Marking on Product
      2.9. Time Is of the Essence
      2.10. Advantages and Limitations of Registered Trademarks
      2.11. Trade Dress
      2.11.1. Scope of Trade Dress Protection
      2.11.2. Obtaining Trade Dress Protection
      Fashion Law in Court: Protecting Originality: Copyright versus Trade Dress
      2.11.3. Registration of Trade Dress as Trademark
      2.11.4. Limitations of Trade Dress Protection
      2.11.5. Costs
      2.12. Recording Marks with U.S. Customs
      2.13. International Filing
      2.14. Trademark Licensing
      2.15. Domain Name Issues
      2.15.1. New Domains
      2.15.2. Trademark Clearinghouse
      2.15.3. Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)
      2.15.4. Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA)
      2.16. Summary of Key Points
      Appendix
      3. Copyright / Charles Colman
      3.1. Introduction
      3.2. What Is Copyright?
      3.3. Fashion Design under U.S. Copyright Law
      3.4. Categories of Generally Copyrightable Works
      3.4.1. Original Fabric Patterns
      3.4.2. Images Placed on Otherwise Unprotected "Useful Articles"
      Fashion Law in Court: Jovani Fashion, Ltd. v. Fiesta Fashions
      3.4.3. Sufficiently Original Works of Jewelry (and Related Goods)
      3.4.4. Certain "Sculptural" Components of Apparel and Accessories
      3.5. Proposed Legislation on Copyright for Fashion Designs
      3.6. International Protection
      3.6.1. Protecting Copyrights
      3.6.2. Protecting Registered or "Industrial" Designs
      3.7. Resolving Copyright Disputes
      3.7.1. Strategies to Protect Your Company's Rights
      3.7.2. Value of a Legal Opinion: The Opinion Letter
      3.7.3. Copyright Disputes
      3.8. Summary of Key Points
      4. Design Patents, Utility Patents, and Trade Secrets / George Gottlieb
      4.1. Introduction
      4.2. Design Patents
      4.2.1. Scope of Design Patent Protection
      Fashion Law in Court: Design Patent Protection for Sneakers
      4.2.2. Procedure for Obtaining a Design Patent
      4.2.3. "Inventors" of the Design in the Patent Application
      4.2.4. Critical Importance of the Design Patent Drawings
      4.2.5. What Product "Functionality" Cannot Be Protected?
      4.2.6. How Long Does It Take to Get Design Patent Protection?
      4.2.7. Marking on the Product
      4.2.8. Time Is of the Essence
      4.2.9. Term of Design Patents
      4.2.10. Pros and Cons of Design Patents
      Fashion Law in Court: High-Profile Design Patent Disputes
      4.2.11. Costs
      4.2.12. Remedies for Design Patent Infringement
      4.3. Utility Patent Protection
      4.3.1. Scope of Utility Patent Protection
      4.3.2. Procedure for Obtaining a Utility Patent
      4.3.3. Marking on a Product
      4.3.4. Time Is of the Essence
      4.3.5. Provisional Patent Applications
      4.3.6. Costs
      4.3.7. Pros and Cons of Utility Patents
      4.3.8. Damages for Patent Infringement
      4.3.9. Role of Declaratory Judgments
      Fashion Law in Court: Protecting a Method for Making Jeans with a Specific "Washed" Look
      4.3.10. Recent Changes to U.S. Patent Law
      4.4. Trade Secrets
      4.4.1. What Trade Secrecy Law Protects
      4.4.2. How is Trade Secrecy Protection Obtained?
      4.4.3. Time Is of the Essence
      4.4.4. Pros and Cons of Protecting Trade Secrets
      Fashion Law in Practice: A Failed Marriage Leads to Fashion Trade Secret Case
      4.5. International Protection
      4.5.1. Registered or "Industrial" Designs
      4.5.2. International Patent Procedures
      4.6. Summary of Key Points
      5. Design Piracy Legislation: Should the United States Protect Fashion Design? / Julie Zerbo
      5.1. Introduction
      5.2. Summary of Recent U.S. Proposals
      Fashion Law in Practice: The Absence of Legal Protection for Fashion Designs under U.S. Law
      5.3. Arguments against Design Piracy Legislation: A Critical Review
      5.3.1. "Paradox" Argument: Piracy Is Good for the Fashion Business
      5.3.2. Is the U.S. Fashion Sector More "Vibrant" than the European or Japanese Fashion Sector?
      5.3.3. Failure to Address Strong American IP Protection for Fashion Elements and Failure to Proffer Evidence of Harm Caused by Said Protection
      5.3.4. Failure to Consider the Success of "Fast-Fashion" Companies
      5.3.5. Failure to Consider Evidence That Low-Price Goods Persist Even in the Presence of Strong Design Protection
      5.3.6. Absence of Creativity Argument: There Is No New Sleeve under the Sun
      5.3.7. Frivolous Litigation Argument: Failure to Address the "Forever 21 Problem"
      5.3.8. Failure to Address Easy Solutions: Research, Imitative Design, and Licensing
      5.3.9. Argument That Copyright Protection Is Inappropriate for Utilitarian Products
      5.4. Evaluation of Arguments in Favor of Design Piracy Legislation
      5.4.1. Fundamental Argument: Fashion Is Creative
      5.4.2. Value of Design Piracy Legislation Is Sometimes Overstated
      5.4.3. Many Popular Designs Will Be Ineligible for Copyright Protection
      5.4.4. Compliance with International Treaties
      5.5. Comparison: Fashion Design Protection in the European Union
      5.5.1. European Community Design Protection Regulation
      5.5.2. Registered Community Designs
      5.5.3. Unregistered Community Designs
      5.6. Summary of Key Points
      6. Litigation Strategies in Fashion Law / David H. Bernstein
      6.1. Introduction
      6.2. Choosing a Dispute Resolution Strategy or Forum
      6.2.1. Self-Help
      6.2.2. Alternative Dispute Resolution and Self-Regulatory Bodies
      6.2.3. Regulators and Other Governmental Forums
      6.2.4. State and Federal Courts
      6.3. Potential Intellectual Property Claims
      6.3.1. Copyright
      6.3.2. Trademark
      6.3.3. Trademark Dilution
      6.3.4. Trade Dress Protection
      6.3.5. Parallel Imports
      6.3.6. Counterfeiting
      6.3.7. Design Patents
      6.4. Provisional Remedies
      6.4.1. Strategic Considerations
      6.4.2. Deciding between a Preliminary Injunction and a TRO
      6.4.3. Mechanics of a Preliminary Injunction Hearing
      6.4.4. Expert Testimony
      6.4.5. Demonstratives and Physical Exhibits
      6.4.6. Discovery
      6.5. Defenses to Claims of Infringement
      6.5.1. Trademark Defenses
      6.5.2. Copyright Defenses
      6.5.3. Delay in Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights as a Bar to Relief
      6.5.4. Potential Pitfalls of Overreaching
      6.6. Damages
      6.6.1. Violations of the Trademark Law
      6.6.2. Counterfeiting
      6.6.3. Violations of the Copyright Act
      6.6.4. Violations of the Design Patent Act
      6.6.5. Proving Damages
      6.7. Summary of Key Points
      7. Fashion Licensing / Barbara Kolsun
      7.1. Introduction
      7.2. What Is a License?
      7.3. Why License?
      7.4. Finding Licensing Opportunities: Licensing Agents
      7.4.1. Licensing Agents
      How Can They Help?
      Fashion Law in Practice: Licensing by Entertainers and Celebrities
      7.5. Negotiating a License
      7.5.1. Preparation
      7.5.2. Post-Preparation, Pre-Negotiation
      Fashion Law in Practice: To Deal or Not to Deal?
      7.6. Key Terms and Sample Clauses
      7.6.1. Definitions
      7.6.2. Grant of License/Rights Retained by Licensor
      7.6.3. Additional Trademark Considerations
      7.6.4. Term and Termination
      7.6.5. Compensation
      7.6.6. Currency/Audit
      7.6.7. Design
      7.6.8. Quality Control, Advertising, and Promotion Minimums
      Contents note continued: Fashion Law in Practice: Is Costco Prestigious Enough?
      7.6.9. Sales and Product Delivery Deadlines and Schedules
      7.6.10. Representations and Warranties and Risk Controls
      7.6.11. Indemnification/Insurance
      7.6.12. Miscellaneous Terms
      7.7. Negotiation and Drafting Tips
      Fashion Law in Court: Gucci v. Guess
      7.8. Bankruptcy Code and Trademarks
      7.9. Product Liability Issues in Fashion Licenses
      7.10. Summary of Key Points
      8. Counterfeiting / Heather J. McDonald
      8.1. Introduction
      8.1.1. What Is Trademark Counterfeiting?
      8.1.2. Development of U.S. Anticounterfeiting Legislation
      8.1.3. "The Crime of the Twenty-First Century"
      8.1.4. Identifying a Counterfeit: An Overview
      8.1.5. Growing Problem and the Governmental Response
      8.1.6. Not a Victimless Crime
      8.1.7. Anticounterfeiting Today
      8.2. Nature of the Counterfeiting Problem
      8.3. Agents in the Effort
      8.3.1. Management
      8.3.2. Preliminary Action Plan
      8.3.3. In-House Counsel
      8.3.4. Outside Counsel
      8.3.5. Federal Law Enforcement
      8.3.6. Border Enforcement, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and ACTA
      8.3.7. Private Investigators
      8.3.8. Trade Organizations
      8.4. Criminal Enforcement
      8.4.1. Enforcement under Federal Criminal Statutes
      8.4.2. Enforcement by State Criminal Statutes
      8.5. Civil Enforcement
      8.5.1. Civil Seizure Actions
      Fashion Law in Practice: The Local Level: Counterfeiting and State Law Enforcement
      8.5.2. Third-Party Liability Actions
      8.5.3. Cease and Desist Letters
      8.5.4. Foreign Enforcement
      8.6. Enforcement on the Internet
      8.6.1. Websites
      Fashion Law in Court: Internet Service Providers Subject to Liability
      8.6.2. Auction and "Listings" Sites
      Fashion Law in Court: eBay: Limited Gains against a Major Counterfeiting Problem
      8.7. Gray Market and the First-Sale Doctrine
      8.8. Summary of Key Points
      III. Commercial Operations and Expansion
      9. Fashion Entrepreneurship: Starting and Developing the Business / Henry Welt
      9.1. Introduction
      9.2. Business Entity
      9.2.1. Sole Proprietorship
      9.2.2. Partnership
      9.3. Forming a Corporation or LLC
      9.3.1. Why Form an Entity?
      9.3.2. Financing and Securities Laws
      9.3.3. Corporation or LLC: How to Choose?
      9.3.4. Which State?
      9.3.5. Transfer Restrictions
      9.4. Launching and Expanding the Business
      9.4.1. Brand
      9.4.2. Manufacturing the Products
      9.4.3. Licensing
      9.4.4. Distribution
      9.4.5. Franchising
      9.4.6. Other Sales Arrangements
      9.4.7. Buying a Business
      Fashion Law in Practice: Retail License or Franchise? The Case of Benetton
      9.4.8. International Expansion
      Fashion Law in Practice: Gizelle Starts a Business
      9.5. Summary of Key Points
      10. Fashion Finance / Raphael Russo
      10.1. Introduction
      10.1.1. Debt Financing
      10.1.2. Equity Financing
      10.2. Debt Financing: Key Concepts and Procedures
      10.2.1. Asset-Based Lending
      10.2.2. How Are Asset-Based Loans Structured?
      10.2.3. Lender Control over Assets
      10.2.4. Types of Asset-Based Lenders
      10.2.5. Advantages of Asset-Based Loans
      10.3. Factoring: An Essential Finance Tool for Fashion Companies
      10.3.1. How Does Factoring Work?
      10.3.2. Advantages of Factoring
      Fashion Finance in Practice: CIT: A Liquidity Crisis in Factoring
      10.4. Equity Financing
      10.4.1. Private Equity Financing
      10.4.2. Preferred Stock: Key Aspects
      10.4.3. Voting and Governance Rights
      10.4.4. Transfer Restrictions and Related Rights
      10.4.5. Registration Rights
      10.5. Going Public: The IPO Process
      10.5.1. Advantages of Being a Public Company
      10.5.2. Disadvantages of Being Public
      10.5.3. Public Company Disclosure and Transparency
      10.5.4. Financial Statements and Financial Data
      10.5.5. Listing: NYSE vs. NASDAQ vs. Non-U.S. Exchange
      10.5.6. Overview of the IPO Process
      Fashion Finance in Practice: The JOBS Act: Changes to IPOs and Other Capital-Raising Transactions
      10.5.7. Liability Considerations
      Fashion Finance in Practice: SEC Investigations of Apparel Companies
      10.6. Summary of Key Points
      11. Selling and Buying: Commercial Agreements in Fashion / Donald L. Kreindler
      11.1. Introduction
      11.2. Sales Contract between the Fashion Company and the Retailer
      11.2.1. UCC: Minimum Legal Provisions for Sales Transactions
      Fashion Law in Court: Retailer Chargebacks: When 50 Percent Off Is Too Much
      11.2.2. Form of Contract between the Fashion Company and the Retailer
      Fashion Law in Practice: "Unconscionable": Contracts That Go Too Far
      11.2.3. VCERP's Position on Key Terms of Vendor
      Retailer Contracts
      11.2.4. Putting the VCERP Provisions into Practice
      11.3. Purchase of Goods: Recommended Terms and Conditions
      11.3.1. Evolving Fabric and Apparel Sourcing Practices
      11.3.2. Advantages of Having a Purchase Order with Appropriate Provisions
      11.3.3. Key Provisions in the Purchase Order
      11.4. Sales Representation Agreement
      11.4.1. Authority of the Sales Representative
      11.4.2. Compensation
      11.5. Summary of Key Points
      12. Employment Law Issues in Fashion / Lee Sporn
      12.1. Introduction
      12.2. Discrimination Law: An Overview
      12.2.1. Federal Laws
      Fashion Law in Court: Employment Discrimination Suits
      Fashion Law in Court: Age Discrimination in Job Hiring
      Fashion Law in Court: Sex Discrimination: Disparity in Pay and Denial of Promotion
      Fashion Law in Court: Pregnancy Discrimination in Job Hiring
      Fashion Law in Court: Stereotyping: Employer Standards of Attractiveness in Yanowitz v. L'Oreal USA, Inc.
      12.2.2. State and Local Laws
      12.3. Wage and Hour Laws
      12.3.1. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and State Laws
      12.3.2. Overtime and Job Classifications
      12.3.3. Record-Keeping Requirements
      12.3.4. Other Wage Laws of Concern
      12.3.5. Employee Uniforms
      Fashion Law in Court: Wearing the Company Uniform
      12.3.6. Anti-Sweatshop Practices
      Fashion Law in Court: Job Misclassification and Time-Keeping Violations
      12.4. Other Federal Laws
      12.4.1. Family and Medical Leave Act
      12.4.2. Fair Credit Reporting Act
      12.4.3. Occupational Safety and Health Act
      12.5. Contingent Workforce (Independent Contractors)
      12.6. Weight Regulation of Fashion Models: CFDA "Health Initiative"
      12.7. Employment Agreements in the Fashion Industry
      12.7.1. Nature of the Employment Relationship
      12.7.2. Covenant Not to Compete
      Fashion Law in the News: Designers Making Legal News
      12.7.3. Other Commonly Used Restrictive Covenants
      12.7.4. Arbitration
      12.7.5. Choice of Law
      12.7.6. Return of Property
      12.7.7. Assignments and Successors
      12.7.8. Severability
      12.7.9. Merger and Modification Clause
      12.8. Immigration Issues in the Fashion Industry
      12.8.1. Foreign Nationals Employed in Fashion: Admission to the United States
      12.8.2. General Non-Immigrant Options
      12.8.3. H-lB Visa
      12.8.4. Fashion Models
      12.8.5. O-l Visa
      12.9. Social Networking and Social Media
      12.10. Summary of Key Points
      13. Celebrities and Fashion Models: Endorsement and Promotion Agreements / Ted Max
      13.1. Introduction
      13.2. Negotiating Strategies and Procedures
      13.2.1. Understand the Counterparty
      13.2.2. Know and Stick to Deal Parameters
      13.2.3. Put Everything in Writing
      13.3. Important Deal Terms
      13.3.1. Term, Option Periods, Termination, or Run-off Periods
      13.3.2. Nature and Scope of Services Rendered
      Fashion Law in Practice: Model Releases: Drafting Tips
      13.3.3. Timing and Availability for Photo Shoot and Television Commercial
      13.3.4. Territory
      -What Is Best for the Brand?
      13.3.5. Exclusivity of Services
      13.3.6. SAC-AFTRA and Union Issues
      -New Developments
      Fashion Law in Practice: Models Who Are Minors: Contract Issues
      13.3.7. New York Labor Laws and Modeling Services
      13.4. Summary of Key Points
      14. Marketing, Advertising, and Promotion / Antonio Borrelli
      14.1. Introduction
      14.2. What Constitutes Advertising?
      14.3. Engaging Creative Personnel to Create Advertising
      Fashion Law in Practice: Here's Litigating at You, Kid: Pushing the Line between Editorial and Commercial
      14.4. Negotiating Advertising Contracts: Key Provisions
      14.4.1. Ownership
      14.4.2. Scope of Use
      14.4.3. Fee; No Injunctive Relief
      14.4.4. Vendor Persona Rights
      14.4.5. Vendor Noncompete/Exclusivity
      14.4.6. Vendor Confidentiality Obligation
      14.4.7. No Obligation to Use Vendor Work, Product, or Services
      14.4.8. Representations and Warranties, Indemnities
      14.4.9. Insurance
      14.5. Talent/Model/Spokesperson Contracts: Key Issues and Clauses
      14.5.1. Termination Issues: Morals Clauses and Changes in Appearance
      14.5.2. Testimonials and Endorsements
      14.6. Hiring Minors
      Fashion Law in Practice: When Talent Behaves Badly
      14.7. Creating and Clearing Advertising
      14.7.1. To Own or License Content? Key Decision Factors
      14.7.2. Ownership of the Content
      14.7.3. Licensing Content
      14.7.4. Photography
      14.7.5. Licensing Music
      14.8. Clearance of Third-Party Materials in Advertising
      14.8.1. Props
      Fashion Law in Court: Props Inspired by Famous Marks: Dilution Slam Dunk
      14.8.2. Buildings and Other Locations
      14.8.3. Names, Images, and Identifying Personal Traits
      Contents note continued: 14.9. Regulatory Issues in Fashion Advertising
      14.9.1. What Is an Advertising Claim?
      14.9.2. Performance Demonstrations
      14.9.3. Endorsements and Testimonials
      14.10. Specific Advertising Claims Relevant to Fashion
      14.10.1. Green Claims
      14.10.2. "Made in the USA"
      14.10.3. Fur, Textile, and Wool Advertising
      14.11. FTC Online Advertising Guidelines
      14.12. Summary of Key Points
      -Advertising Clearance Checklist
      15. Retail Leasing for Fashion / Lee Sporn
      15.1. Introduction
      15.2. Leasing Team
      15.3. Site Selection and Lease Negotiation
      15.4. Negotiating Lease Provisions
      15.4.1. Term
      15.4.2. Use Clauses
      15.4.3. Premises
      15.4.4. Rent
      15.4.5. Radius
      15.4.6. Insurance
      15.4.7. Tenant's Construction Allowance
      15.5. Anticipating Difficulties: Common Pitfalls and Areas of Dispute
      15.5.1. Sales Volume Termination Rights
      15.5.2. Co-Tenancy Rights
      15.5.3. Landlord Default Remedies
      15.5.4. Assignment and Sublease Rights
      15.6. Summary of Key Points
      IV. International Aspects
      16. Global Sourcing and International Trade / Guillermo C. Jimenez
      16.1. Introduction
      16.1.1. CMT Sourcing
      16.1.2. Full-Package Sourcing
      16.1.3. Private Brand Importers
      16.1.4. Sourcing Intermediaries: The Dominance of Li & Fung
      16.1.5. Responsible Sourcing: Human Rights and Environmentalism
      Fashion Law in the News: Catastrophe in Bangladesh and Pakistan: The Apparel Industry Responds
      16.2. International Trade Transaction: Export-Import Concepts
      16.2.1. Essential International Commercial Documents
      16.2.2. Managing Risk with Incoterms: FOB, CIF, and DDP (or LDP)
      16.2.3. International Payment Methods
      16.2.4. Role of International Arbitration
      16.3. Summary of Key Points
      17. Import and Customs Issues in Fashion / Amanda M. Simpson
      17.1. Introduction
      17.2. Import Process
      17.2.1. Entry Documentation
      17.2.2. Classification
      17.2.3. Valuation
      17.2.4. First Sale Transactions
      17.2.5. Valueless or Damaged Goods
      17.2.6. Country of Origin
      17.2.7. Marking Requirements for Apparel
      17.2.8. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Requirements for Apparel
      Fashion Law in Court: Violations of CITES Can Be Costly
      17.2.9. Entry of Commercial Samples
      17.3. Administrative Processes
      17.3.1. Ruling Requests
      17.3.2. Liquidation and Protests
      17.3.3. CBP Form 28
      -Requests for Information
      17.3.4. CBP Form 29
      -Notice of Action
      17.4. Litigation
      17.4.1. United States Court of International Trade
      17.4.2. United States Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit
      17.5. Penalties for Violating Customs Laws
      17.5.1. Seizure and Forfeiture
      17.5.2. Liquidated Damages
      17.5.3. Criminal Sanctions
      17.6. Customs Audits
      17.7. Record-Keeping Requirements
      17.8. Customs-Trade Program Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
      17.9. Foreign Manufacturing Issues for Importers
      17.10. Intellectual Property, Trademarks, and Importation
      17.11. Summary of Key Points
      18. International Development of the Fashion Business / Michael F. Colosi
      18.1. Introduction
      18.2. Choosing the Right Partner
      18.2.1. Expertise and Track Record in the Foreign Market
      Fashion Law in Practice: L.L. Bean's Challenge in Ensuring Its Hallmark Customer Service Survives Foreign Expansion
      18.2.2. Financial Strength
      18.3. Preparation
      18.3.1. Choosing a Trademark Wisely
      18.3.2. Trademark Rights Are Territorial
      18.3.3. Design Protection Law in Different Jurisdictions
      18.3.4. Knowing the Appeal of Products to Local Tastes and Needs
      18.4. Types of Relationships
      18.4.1. License Agreement
      Fashion Law in Practice: L.L. Bean's Expansion into Japan Was Fueled by a Willingness to Adapt
      18.4.2. Distribution Agreement
      Fashion Law in Practice: Talbots Refines Its Product Offerings to Adapt to Japanese Notions of Quality
      18.4.3. Franchise Agreement
      18.4.4. Agency/Sales Representative Agreement
      18.4.5. Joint Venture
      18.5. Considerations in Negotiating and Drafting an International Deal
      18.5.1. Rights Granted
      18.5.2. Design Process
      18.5.3. Retail Rights
      Fashion Law in Practice: Shanghai Tang's U.S. Retail Presence Creates Unmanageable Burdens
      18.5.4. Monetary Allowances for Visits to a Territory
      18.5.5. Pricing Decisions
      18.5.6. Advertising
      Fashion Law in the News: Child Labor Results in a Public Relations Nightmare for Gap
      18.5.7. Factory Compliance with Human Rights Standards
      18.6. Summary of Key Points
      19. International Fashion Law: Brand Protection and IP Law in Key Fashion Markets / Victoria White
      19.1. Introduction
      19.2. Country-Specific IP Systems
      19.3. Madrid System and Madrid Protocol
      19.4. National Branding Strategies
      19.4.1. Development of Local Brands/Sub-Brands
      19.4.2. Design Patents and Three-Dimensional Trademarks
      19.4.3. Harmonization of Trademark and Domain Name Portfolios
      19.4.4. Compliance with Online Advertising Requirements
      19.4.5. Social Media Policy
      19.4.6. Local Partner Relations
      19.4.7. Compliance with Local Consumer Protection Regulations
      19.4.8. Compliance with Data Privacy Rules
      19.5. Fashion Law in Key International Markets
      19.5.1. Key Legal Issues for Fashion Companies in China
      Fashion Law in Practice: Hermes Trademark Frustration in China
      19.5.2. Key Legal Issues for Fashion Companies in Italy
      Fashion Law in Practice: Infringement of Armani Trademark in Italy
      19.5.3. Key Legal Issues for Fashion Companies in Japan
      Fashion Law in Practice: Fred Perry Trademark Infringement by Parallel Imports
      19.5.4. Key Legal Issues for Fashion Companies in Germany
      Fashion Law in Practice: Kelly Bag and Birkin Bag: Unfair Competition Law
      19.5.5. Key Legal Issues for Fashion Companies in Korea
      Fashion Law in Practice: Victoria's Secret Trademark Protection in Korea
      19.5.6. Key Legal Issues for Fashion Companies in the United Kingdom
      Fashion Law in Practice: Vivienne Westwood's Enforcement Success in Patents County Court
      19.5.7. Key Legal Issues for Fashion Companies in France
      Fashion Law in Practice: Louboutin v. Zara Trademark Claims
      19.5.8. Key Legal Issues for Fashion Companies in India
      Fashion Law in Practice: Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic Trademark Case
      19.6. Summary of Key Points.
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