The business of Fashion & Luxury necessitates a thorough understanding of the legal framework that governs the firms’ key internal activities, as well as their relationships with clients and other third parties. The “Fashion Law” courses by Legal Desire and Fashion Law Journal give an overview of fashion law which is an emerging arena of legal specialty that encompasses legal issues relating to every component of the fashion fraternity. The course will concentrate on the key industry-based legal issues from a practical point of view:
- Protection of brand through different typologies of intellectual property rights, as well as international filing and creation of domain name that can be used to protect fashion creations and models;
- Fashion business through fashion negotiations and specific agreements for the industry;
- Counterfeiting issues: from product liability to consumer protection;
- Role of ethics and initiatives by the brands in the industry.
The courses are regularly supplemented with practical cases (simulations with managers and lawyers of the fashion industry) and a case study method of teaching will be adopted wherein the participants will be delegated a brand and will be required to create all the legal compliances.
The “Fashion Law” courses are designed to provide participants with the most up-to-date practical information, benchmarks, and industry expertise on the most important areas of legal frameworks and perspectives in the fashion and luxury industries. Starting with an overview of the industry, including legal compliance of fashion brands, intellectual property, and specific agreements, the course will focus on all major stages of the fashion lifecycle and promote applied framework to the fashion and luxury industry.
A comprehensive curriculum is designed to delve deeper into the legal perspective of the fashion world. It acts as a conceptual guide to understanding the process of IP protection in fashion, laws associated with counterfeiting, ethics, and sustainability, licensing and franchise agreement, and the various redressal mechanisms in the fashion industry.
The following are the modules that are covered under the course:
Course
Module 1: Introduction This module will give an introduction to Fashion Law by explaining its history and evolution. It further throws light on the work profile of a fashion lawyer and discusses the legal issues in the fashion industry.
- What is Fashion?
- History and Evolution
- The fashion industry and Stakeholders
- Who is a Fashion Lawyer?
- Work Profile of a Fashion Lawyer
- Legal Issues in Fashion Industry
- Laws Relating to Fashion Industry
Module 2: Compliances required for a Fashion Brand This module is designed to comprehensively explain business registration, IP protection, banking, taxation, corporate regulations, employment including Prevention of sexual harassment at the workplace, and other compliances required for a fashion brand. This module also discusses the prominence of international trade and its legal issues.
- Registration
- Protection
- Real-Estate
- Banking & Taxation
- Employment
- Trade
- Corporate Compliances
- Prevention of sexual harassment at the workplace
- Other compliances.
Module 3: Fashion, Ethics and Sustainability While the road towards sustainability, in general, isn’t easy, it’s now critical that we all learn what qualifies as truly sustainable and ethical fashion. This module teaches just that, from examining raw materials used to the practices implemented all the way down the supply chain. We hope to not only educate you on the problematic status of the industry as it currently stands but also provide you with the knowledge necessary to judge whether a clothing company or item is truly ethical.
- Sustainable Fashion
- Laws Applicable
- Initiatives by Brands
- Way Forward
- Cultural Appropriation
- Fast Fashion vs. Slow Fashion
Module 4: Supply Chain Issues Delivering new items to markets all around the world is a difficult and complex process for many fashion, apparel, and lifestyle firms. Poor communication, which stems from poor collaboration and data visibility, is one of the most significant difficulties faced by fashion businesses. Transporters, warehouses, merchants, and even consumers are all part of a supply chain. This module focuses on the issues faced at various stages in the complex supply chain of the fashion industry.
- Fashion Supply Chain Process
- Procuring Raw Material
- Perishability
- Demand Volatility
- Loyalty
- Promotion
- Customer Tolerance
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Coordination
- Cost
- Centralization of data
- Compliance
- Disputes
Module 5: Fashion and Business This module is designed to decode the complexities in Fashion Law and Business and offers straightforward guidance on a wide range of legal and business challenges that fashion industry participants, such as designers, suppliers, garment manufacturers, and retailers, confront.
- Brand Setup
- Supply Chain
- Production Process
- Distribution Process
- Franchising
- Marketing and Sales
- International Trade
Module 6: Fashion & IPR This module offers an intensive explanation of the major IP sub-area of copyright, trademark and trade dress, design, patent and geographical indication. It explores the magnitude of these laws in the protection of the fashion brand. The module is intended to teach the participants international filing.
- Copyrights
- Trademark and Trade Dress
- Design
- Patent
- Geographical Indication
- Domain Name
- Trade Secret
- International Filing
Module 7: Fashion and Employment Law Employment law is the branch of law that deals with the relationship between employers and employees, including what employers can expect and ask of employees, as well as employee rights in the workplace. This module is designed to understand the various rights, conditions and welfare schemes of employment in the fashion industry.
- Employment Nature & Agreement
- Applicable Laws (Labour Codes and Human Rights)
- POSH
- Rights of Fashion Models, Photographers, Designers, and other stakeholders.
- FDCI/Fashion Council Regulations
Module 8: Fashion and Negotiation This module offers an overview of legal issues to be aware of when running a fashion business and provides details of the relevant contracts, and terms to consider in negotiations with contractors, to ensure adequate legal protections are in place. The participants will be taught how to draft various agreements pertaining to the fashion business.
- Types of Agreements
- Licensing Agreement
- Manufacturer Agreement
- Vendor Agreement
- Supplier Agreement
- Distribution Agreement
- Modeling Agreement
- Celebrity/Influencers Agreement
- Marketing and Advertising Agreement
- Non-Disclosure Agreement
- Franchise Agreement
- E-Commerce and Website Policies
- Business Policies (Refund/Return/Exchange)
Module 9: Counterfeiting Unlike other industries, counterfeiting fashion products is much easier. Counterfeiters just copy-paste the look and add the brand’s name. In the digital era, fashion forgers have extensively impacted the fashion industry. This module will address various mechanisms like anti-counterfeiting, anti-piracy and consumer protection.
- Counterfeiting
- Remedies
- Complaint Mechanism
- Anti-Piracy
- Anti-Counterfeiting
- Product Liability and Consumer Protection
The “Fashion Law” courses are designed for:
- Graduates, law students, and practicing lawyers who wish to learn the fundamentals of fashion and luxury industries from a legal standpoint.
- Graduates and students of business and economics who want to learn about the most significant legal issues in the fashion and luxury industries in order to develop cross-disciplinary and intra skills that will enable them to effectively manage core processes, particularly in small and medium-sized businesses.
- Graduates and students of Fashion, Journalism or Photography who seek to learn more about the plethora of legal issues associated with the Fashion industry.
WHY TAKE THE COURSE?
The courses are designed for law graduate students, practicing lawyers, young managers, professionals, and young entrepreneurs who are interested in tackling the difficulties of the fashion market. It’s a great way to learn about the comprehensive legal challenges and best practices in the sector. The participants will explore different pillars of fashion law such as intellectual property, business, and finance including employment law, international trade and government regulations including sustainability, consumer culture, and complaint mechanism.
Teaching Model:
The Method of teaching is Online via our own LMS portal. The teaching model is composed of the following –
- Comprehensive online live lectures
- Guest Speakers – Fashion Lawyers, Fashion Designers & other eminent Fashion and Law professionals
- Case Studies and Project Works
- Drafting of Commercial Agreements relating to Fashion Industry
- Drafting of Fashion Business Plans
- Conceptualizing legal issues in fashion
Assignments:
The students of both the course are assigned mock fashion brands for drafting a business plans, supply chain flowcharts, contracts/agreements relevant to their product line, compliances, etc. followed by the final brand presentation. To help the student, one-on-one sessions are organised to guide them about the assignments. The assignments are to be submitted online via LMS in order to receive feedback from the faculty.
KEY FACTS
Course Language: English
Duration:
12 weeks (Diploma Course) (10+ Industry Expert Sessions)
+ Option of 1 Month Internship with Fashion Law Journal
Next Batch: 15th Nov ’22 (Enrollment starts on 15th September’22, Limited Spots)
Deliverables:
- At the end of the course, a Certificate in “Fashion Law” by Dept of Fashion Laws, Legal Desire, and Fashion Law Journal will be delivered to each candidate.
- One Month Internship at Fashion Law Journal (As per the availability of Spots and candidate’s preference of Month)
- The participants will be provided with the following resources:
- Course Planner Notebook with Brand & Module Checklist
- Academic
- Templates
- Sample Agreements
- Checklist
- Fashion Business Plans
- 15+ Countries Brand Setup Compliances
- Supply Chain guide
Value:
$550/-
Register: As Course curriculum includes interactive sessions, mock brand setup assignments and one-on-one session, we have limited spots to continue impart quality education, interested applicants can register using the following links:
Contact: For any queries, feel free contact : +91-8849165139 or drop an email to fashion@legaldesire.com
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