As part of the series of posts on fashion related topics, we previously discussed about wearable technologies and franchising agreements while in this post my colleague Gualtiero Dragotti will focus on an issue already touched in a previous post i.e. the friction between traditional intellectual property rights and 3D printing technologies.
As part of the series of posts on the most relevant legal matters affecting the fashion industry, we discussed about wearable technologies and privacy while here is a post from my colleague Stefania Baldazzi on legal issues affecting franchising in Italy being franchising agreements one the most common contractual arrangements used in the fashion sector. In particular, we will review the issues that a foreign franchisor needs to consider before entering into the Italian market.