The Design Piracy Prohibition Act stalled in Congress over the last few years. While it\u2019s been around in various forms since 1957, it\u2019s never really seen the light of day.<\/p>\n
The whole point of this Act, should it get passed, is to extend intellectual property rights and concepts and related litigation to the world of fashion and design. The Act has been kicking around for some time, but because it evidently has some teeth, it\u2019s been viewed as being controversial and thus put on the back burner, until now.<\/p>\n
The latest attempt to stop knock-offs, the stalled Design Piracy Prohibition Act, aims to provide sui generis protection to fashion designers for a period of three years. Sui generis <\/em><\/strong>is a Latin expression, meaning of its own kind or unique in its characteristics. Design piracy legislation is already in place in Japan, India and Europe.<\/p>\n The Act would extend protection to “the appearance as a (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Design Piracy Prohibition Act stalled in Congress over the last few years. While it\u2019s been around in various forms since 1957, it\u2019s never really seen the light of day. The whole point of this Act, should it get passed,…<\/span><\/p>\n