"A world without fashion would be grey and dreary, and
millions of people would have nothing to live for." –
Pierre Cardin
Fashion week symbolizes the pinnacle of recognition,
appreciation and motivation for innovation and creation. This is
the meeting about what is new in the fashion industry as a result
of the creativity and investment of stylists and business
people.
Intellectual property has a role in this field inasmuch as a
creation can be protected through differing branches of this area
of law. Despite the high level of investment in fashion, the
protection of these types of intellectual goods is still not
widespread amongst national designers.
Designing clothes, bags, shoes and accessories without proper
protection means a short life for the creations. Dresses, for
example, can be protected as an industrial design. An industrial
design registration must have novelty and originality, not be
something which is purely artistic and have
