Round-up of fashion-related IP decisions 2024
The Bird & Bird IP Team, Rebecca Currey, Shehana Wijesena, Shariqa Mestroni, Guillaume de Villegas, Camille Vanpeteghem, Laure Grandjean, Denisa Švecová, Kristina Kůdelíková, Tomáš Maksymjuk, Amalie Gustafsson, Sofia Paksuniemi, Mascha Grundmann, Charlotte Humpert, Cristiana Andreotta, Francesca Signorini, Nina Dorenbosch, Fleur Uitterhoeve, Andrzej Stelmachowski, María Gutiérrez · Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice · 2025
Abstract In 2024, courts and competent authorities in Australia, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the UK delivered a series of important rulings of interest to and affecting the fashion sector. This contribution provides a round-up of the most significant fashion-related IP judgments issued in the period 1 January to 31 December 2024. The analysis is organized by substantive IP rights and divided by country.