As part of the NY Public Library’s effort to join in the New
York Fashion Week festivities, trademark attorney Laurie Marshall and I spoke
on “Fashion Protection” where we gave an overview on trademark protection for
the fashion industries together with a crash course on Fashion Compliance 101.
While the concept of a trademark and trademark law is familiar to many, fashion compliance
law is an emerging area as it deals with the non-artistic aspect of fashion rather than what makes up much of today’s conversation (the artistic side) on what is currently referred to as
fashion law.
As defined by Deanna, “Fashion Compliance” is
Adherence to the laws that pertain to apparel and textile products offered for sale, or sold within, the U.S. and such laws that apply to the businesses engaged in this activity.
To make sense of Fashion Compliance, Deanna’s broke it down
into “4 Cornerstones” within which the laws covering apparel and textiles
generally fall into, one piece of which deals with imports and exports.
This year Deanna will be speaking on these cornerstones at
events and via webinars, such as her 2014 series with Fashion Group
International, the schedule for which will soon be available at
www.fgi.com.
For more on Fashion Compliance, check out her interview on
FashionEdits.com by fashion journalist Faith Bowman.
Keep up with her on Facebook by liking the Fashion
Compliance Facebook page (
www.facebook.com/FashionCompliance),
tweet her @fashcompliance, or feel free to send her an email at
fashioncompliance@gmail.com.
