On July 27, 2017, Crowell & Moring will be presenting a webinar hosted by the United States Fashion Industry Association on the hottest IP Supreme Court decisions from 2017 that will affect the fashion and retail industries. Anne Li and Preetha Chakrabarti of Crowell will be discussing Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc. and Impression Prods., Inc. v. Lexmark Intl. Inc. The Star Athletica case involving the copyrightability of cheerleader uniform designs will have a significant impact on not only the fashion industry, but other industries that rely on copyright protection, such as consumer product manufacturing and 3D printing. And the Lexmark decision involved the doctrine of patent exhaustion, and held that a patentee cannot sue for patent infringement after the first sale of a patented item, even if that first sale is outside the United States. Thus this case too will have an impact on any retailer that deals with IP and operations abroad.
For more information and to register for this webinar, please visit Crowell.com.