Fashion Law: A Guide for Designers, Fashion Executives, and Attorneys [Paperback]

Guillermo C. Jimenez (Author), Barbara Kolsun (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 26, 2009 | ISBN-10: 1563677784 | ISBN-13: 978-1563677786 | Edition: 1

As the global fashion and apparel industry has grown to represent a $3 trillion market, a new area of law is required to help guide fashion designers and executives through the legal quandaries peculiar to fashion. This text will address such legal issues as: defining and protecting intellectual property, knock offs, licensing, counterfeiting; agreements such as franchising, distribution, rentals, leasing; handling customs; and creative copyright infringement. It will provide a practical working knowledge to avoid legal disputes and protect rights of fashion executives, managers, and designers. Contributors representing industry and law firms will provide content and case studies for better understanding of legal issues when law meets design.

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About the Author

Guillermo C. Jimenez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Trade and Marketing at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), where he teaches fashion law. He is an international trade specialist trained at Harvard University (B.A.) and the University of California -- Berkeley (J.D.). A former Head of Division at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) headquarters in Paris, he has published two books and numerous articles on international trade topics, and has lectured in 35 countries.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Fairchild Pubns; 1 edition (October 26, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563677784
• ISBN-13: 978-1563677786
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #335,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #69 in Books > Law > Business > Commercial

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Text August 13, 2010

By Deborah McNamara

I am a lawyer practicing fashion law, a fashion designer and a professor of Fashion Law at Parsons the New School for Design. I have made this text available to my students in the University's library. It is a great reference book that compliments the course nicely. There are very few books out there on this subject. I suspect more will be written if the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act passes in Congress, and as this area of law evolves, but in the mean time this book is the best on the market.

5.0 out of 5 stars For every Fashion Lawyer March 29, 2013

By Fashion Lawyer

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This book is a must! It can be read cover to cover or as a resource/skipped around. It's everything you need to know.

5.0 out of 5 stars Educational and Interesting May 16, 2012

By Elizabeth

The book is a must read for anyone who wants to design for fashion or any kind of creative field. It's interesting and doesn't boggle the mind with too much jargon, but still is educational and with examples and explanations. It's things that are completely necessary to know for anyone trying to get into the industry, law or fashion.