Protecting Creativity in Fashion Design: US Laws, EU Design Rights, and Other Dimensions of Protection

Exploring the debate over the benefits of legal protection for fashion design, this book focuses on how a combination of minimal legal protections for design, evolving social norms, digital technology, and market forces can promote innovation and creativity in a business known for its fast-paced remixing and borrowing.

Author: Susanna Monseau
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03/17/2023
Pages: 170
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780367549343

About the Author

Susanna Monseau is a Professor at the College of New Jersey. Before becoming an academic, she was as an intellectual property litigator at law firms in London, UK, and Philadelphia and Princeton, US. Her research interests relate to the role of US and European intellectual property laws in technology and fashion. Her scholarship has been published in a range of law journals. She has also written a book, Law, Technology, and the Future of Business. Ms. Monseau received a Fulbright award for 2022-23 to conduct research in Finland on how intellectual property laws can help create a more sustainable textiles industry.