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This is a guest blog article, written by Attorney Hilary Jochmans, a Law On The Runway blog contributor. Thank you Hilary for your local D.C. insights! On June 21, the United States Supreme Court struck down a century-old tenant of US trademark law ruling that it was a violation of […]

Fashion models seem to be getting younger and younger these days (or maybe we’re getting older?). While hiring underage models isn’t illegal, it is essential to keep in mind that specific regulations apply to minors in this industry. We therefore thought it’d be interesting to compare underage model laws in […]

There are various ways companies can market their products and services these days: social media, blogging, email marketing, etc. However, even with all those fairly new options, one method that has been used for decades now still remains: telemarketing. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), in effect since 1991, regulates […]

We often discuss fashiontech and how to build a strong business that revolves around it in a legal manner on this blog. We thought it would be interesting to move away from the prevention side and address what can sometimes happen in court. We’ll therefore be looking at a decision about […]

We often discuss fashiontech and how to build a strong business that revolves around it in a legal manner on this blog. We thought it would be interesting to move away from the prevention side and address what can sometimes happen in court. We’ll therefore be looking at a decision about […]

Consumers are becoming more and more conscious of what they purchase and who they purchase it from. This mind shift has not only occurred in the food and clothing industries, but also the cosmetics industry. Various entities have come up with tools to help consumers learn more about the products […]

We’re very lucky at Law On The Runway to be able to present this following article from our teammate Hilary Jochmans, based in D.C.. Hilary went to the Supreme Court to listen to the oral arguments of Wayfair v. South Dakota. She wrote the following article with support from our summer intern […]

We love talking about marketing here on the Law on the Runway blog. We’ve seen over the last couple of years different methods of marketing gain in popularity with online bloggers. One of the most subtle, but widely used ones is affiliate marketing. If you sell products or services online, […]

We are days away from the implementation of the GDPR, Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation. Enforcement starts May 25th, 2018.  This law, as well as a variety of new data privacy changes in the apps businesses love to use, will greatly impact how fashion companies operate when it comes to […]

You have probably heard of blockchain by now, whether by stumbling upon a panoply of blog posts explaining what blockchain is and how it is the new Internet, or because a company you’re familiar with has announced its decision to use blockchain technology from now on. Blockchain technology is often […]