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Lawyering in the Fashion Industry: A Practical Guide to Licensing, Trademark Protection & Other Industry Issues

$235.00

**Archived


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Approved for CLE credit in: AK,AZ,CA,ME,MO,ND,NJ,NY,WV

Structuring successful license deals. Navigating license disputes. Winning the fight against counterfeiters. Litigating trademark actions. Understanding the ins and outs of customs, import and related regimes. Implementing and administering human rights compliance programs. To bring value when dealing with their clients' most pressing issues, fashion industry lawyers draw on a variety of disciplines, including intellectual property, contracts, international trade, and litigation. At this seminar an experienced panel will provide participants with practical insights on dealing effectively with these and other industry issues. The program will include an in-depth analysis of typical clauses found in fashion trademark agreements, focusing on key legal and business points for licensors and licensees. Alternatives to traditional licensing arrangements, including joint ventures, purchase options, and co-branding deals, as well as special issues in dealing with the celebrity licensor, will be examined. The panel will also focus on successful prosecution of trademark litigation and counterfeit suits, including strategic and tactical considerations. Current topics in the importing/sourcing area, including dealing with customs and related regulations and practices, as well as how to implement and administer a successful human right compliance program will also be addressed. This program is intended for those who have clients in the fashion industry, those who practice intellectual property law, business executives in the fashion industry and both lawyers and business executives who handle licensing agreements.

This program was recorded on June 10th, 2009.


Agenda
  • Introduction
  • An Insider's Look at Fashion Trademark License Agreements? & Arrangements
  • Successful Approaches to Trademark Protection
  • Current Topics in the Importing/Sourcing Area
  • Implementing & Administering a Successful Human Rights
  • Questions & Answers

    This program was recorded on June 10th, 2009.


  • CLE Credit Information

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    This program is has been approved for credit in AK,AZ,CA,ME,MO,ND,NJ,NY,WV


    Difficulty Level

    Both newly admitted and experienced attorneys

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    Panelist Biographies

    Kenneth P.Kopelman

    Partner
    Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP

    Kenneth P. Kopelman practices business, corporate and securities law as a partner at Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP, a 250+ lawyer firm with offices in New York City and Paris. Mr. Kopelman has counseled clients in the fashion apparel field throughout his thirty-year career, and has been involved in the negotiation of over 50 fashion trademark license deals, representing both licensors and licensees. He is a graduate of Cornell University and Columbia Law School.


    Jonathan Wagner

    Litigation Partner
    Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.

    Jonathan M. Wagner is a litigation partner at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.  He has been litigating trademark, advertising and other unfair competition suits for nearly twenty years, including some of the most significant Lanham Act decisions during that period. He has handled matters for the firm's major intellectual property clients, as well as for smaller and medium-sized clients, including retailers, consumer products companies, software firms and apparel firms. Mr. Wagner has extensive trial experience in the Lanham Act field.


    DarylBrown

    VP Social and Product Compliance
    Liz Claiborne Inc.

    Daryl Brown, VP Social and Product Compliance, started her career at Liz Claiborne, Inc. in 1984 in the Finance Department as the Budget Manager and later promoted to Controller for Corporate Manufacturing. As part of her current role, Ms. Brown is responsible for the Company's Global Social Compliance Program which includes its Factory Monitoring Program. Ms. Brown is a former Fair Labor Association Board member, and is Co-Chair of the American Apparel and Footwear Association Social Responsibility Committee. She is active in the Liz Claiborne Liz Acts Volunteer program serving as a Senior Sponsor for Women¿s Issues. Ms. Brown received a B.A. in Accounting from William Paterson University and her M.B.A. in Accounting & Taxation from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She resides in Wyckoff, New Jersey with her husband of 23 years, Edward Davis.


    ArthurBodek

    Partner
    Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP.

    Arthur W. Bodek is a partner at Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP. Mr. Bodek was admitted to the State of New York and U.S. Court of International Trade in 1988 and to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1987. Mr. Bodek received his B.A. from Brandeis University in 1984 and a J.D., with distinction, from Hofstra University in 1987. He is the author of "United States Customs Service Audits and Record Keeping Requirements," The Transportation Lawyer, Vol. 3 No. 4, September 1994 also, "U.S. Customs Service Announces Sweeping Changes In Rules of Origin For Textiles and Apparel," Apparel Trade and Transportation News, Nov./Dec. 1995; various Customs Updates columns in the Journal of Commerce as well as in The Fashion Manuscript. Mr. Bodek has been a panelist for the Fashion Institute of Technology NAFTA Seminar in 1994, U.S. Customs Service Audits, Meeting of Financial Executives in Closely Held Companies Committee of New York State Society of CPA's also in 1994; "U.S. Israel Free Trade Agreement and the Apparel Trade," Government of Israel Economic Mission/Israel Export Institute/U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel Conference, 1996; Israeli Free Trade Agreement and Qualifying Industrial Zones, U.S.A.- I.T.A. Seminar, 1999; Mexico-Your Best Option, U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, 2001; U.S.A.-I.T.A. Trade Preferences Conference, 2002; Africa Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA) seminars in Botswana and Lesotho, 2003; Nuts Bolts of International Law, New Jersey Business Law Symposium 2003; Middle East Duty Savings Programs, USA-ITA 2005. National Business Institute Conference, Going Global: Essential International Law for Business Transactions, 2008. Mr. Bodek is a Member of the American Bar Association: Customs and International Trade Bar Association, U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel, and U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce.


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    Lawyering in the Fashion Industry: A Practical Guide to Licensing, Trademark Protection & Other Industry Issues

    $235.00

    **Archived


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