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Full-Text Articles in Fashion Design
Ip Protection Of Fashion Design: To Be Or Not To Be, That Is The Question, Xinbo Li
Ip Protection Of Fashion Design: To Be Or Not To Be, That Is The Question, Xinbo Li
IP Theory
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Textile Society Of America Newsletter 24:2 — Spring 2012, Textile Society Of America
Textile Society Of America Newsletter 24:2 — Spring 2012, Textile Society Of America
Textile Society of America Newsletters
Textiles and Politics: Textile Society of America 13th Biennial Symposium, September 19-22, 2012, Washington, DC
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Textiles and Cultural Context: Ecuadorian Artesanía Vendors and Transnational Markets
The Mola: Imagery of Culture and Politics
Taiwan Aboriginal Textiles: Translations and Transformations: Background of Yushan Tsai's Exhibition
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Counterfeits, Copying And Class, Ann Bartow
Counterfeits, Copying And Class, Ann Bartow
Law Faculty Scholarship
Consumers who want to express themselves by wearing contemporary clothing styles should not have to choose between expensive brands and counterfeit products. There should be a clear distinction in trademark law between illegal, counterfeit goods and perfectly legal (at least with respect to trademark law) "knockoffs," in which aesthetically functional design attributes have been copied but trademarks have not. Toward that end, as a normative matter, the aesthetic features of products should not be registrable or protectable as trademarks or trade dress, regardless of whether they have secondary meaning, just as functional attributes of a utilitarian nature are not eligible …