Written by two of America’s leading fashion law authorities,
Fashion Law and Business: Brands and Retailers unravels the complexity of the fashion world and provides clear guidance in the wide range of legal and business issues faced by designers, textile suppliers, manufacturers of apparel and accessories, and retailers of all sizes.
Highlights include:
- The considerations involved in starting a company in the fashion industry, from developing a business plan to determining the form and structure of the legal entity.
- How patent, trademark and copyright law have been applied to the fashion industry and their impact in such areas as gray market goods and counterfeiting.
- The kinds of contractual relationships and regulatory issues applicable to the design and production of fashion products.
- The dynamics of retail sales in the apparel industry, including a discussion of the contractual matters applicable to transactions between apparel brands and retailers.
- The legal issues involved in leasing and licensing brick-and-mortar retail stores, with a focus on the significant contractual terms and the regulatory issues that should be considered.
- How to deal with labor and employment issues that relate to the fashion industry, including working conditions, wages and hours, child labor, use of independent contractors, and more.