Fashion Law: Protecting & Licensing Your Designs

Fashion Law: Protecting & Licensing Your Designs
With Rachel Fischbein, Esq.

Join us for an evening of education and discussion on how sewn goods and jewelry designers can protect and license their designs. Rachel Fischbein, founder of Law On The Runway will lead the presentation, giving an overview of intellectual property rights relating to the fashion industry and creative ways to protect and license your designs!

This presentation will include:

1. Explanation of trademark, copyright, patents (design & utility) rights and registrations.


2. How to structure relationships with independent contractors who develop products for your business.


3. Creating licensing agreement with other companies to profit from someone else using your designs.


4. Tips on confronting and negotiating with copycats.

Presenter: Rachel Fischbein, Esq. is the founder of Law On The Runway, and specializes in assisting creative startups they build the foundations of their companies and navigate contractual relationships. She has been published by Women 2.0 and Young, Fabulous, & Self- Employed Magazine. Ms. Fischbein is a Director of PeoplewearSF, a nonprofit supporting the Bay Area apparel industry. She's also on the advisory board of Macy's San Francisco Fashion Incubator and San Francisco's Fashion Community Week. Her expertise includes intellectual property protection and licensing, corporate formation and governance, securing funding rounds, and assembling your team of independent contractors and employees.

WORKSHOP PRICING:

• General Admission: $20 Online (+ Processing Fees).


• CLA Members: $10 Online (+ Processing Fees). Requires Member Access Code.


• CLA Senior Members $5 Online (+ Processing Fees). Requires Member Access Code.


• CLA Student Members $5 Online (+ Processing Fees). Requires Member Access Code.


• [$10 Extra At-the-Door]