THOSE BEHIND
We are a new breed of legal media. We deconstruct the trillion-dollar reality of the fashion industry by exploring its gritty intersections with intellectual property, pop culture, cinema, and consumerism.
We do not just report on trademark disputes. We dissect the legal frameworks behind the avant-garde, the minimalist, and the culturally iconic. From analysing the intellectual property of film costumes to debating generative AI and copyright liability, we bridge the gap between rigorous legal scholarship and the cultural zeitgeist.
Join us as we explore how law, creativity, culture, and business come together in the world of fashion.
MEET THE TEAM
Aminesh Nayan Gogoi is an IP lawyer, researcher, fashion and IP enthusiast, and the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the Fashion Law IP Blog. He also serves as the Legal Advisor at Fashion Law & Compliance Advisory (FLCA), the advisory wing of the platform, providing IP, brand protection, and legal compliance support to the fashion and creative businesses.
He graduated from the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam with a specialization in Intellectual Property Rights, holds an LL.M. specializing in Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Law from India International University of Legal Education and Research, Goa.
His work focuses on intellectual property, fashion business regulation, technology law, trademarks, copyrights, geographical indications, and the legal challenges emerging at the intersection of fashion, creativity, and technology. Through the Fashion Law IP Blog and FLCA, he is involved in research, publication, intellectual property advisory, trademark services, and industry-focused initiatives relating to fashion, textiles, and the creative industries.
Head of Design at Fashion Law IP Blog, she brings a unique dual-lens perspective to the platform. The analytical eye of IP and the creative vision. She blends web design and fashion law, turning dense legal writing into clear, visually appealing, readable content.
Head of Research and part of the Editorial Board at Fashion Law IP Blog, she possesses expertise in TM law and other spheres of IP. Driven by her interest in both fashion and law, she explores how creativity can be safeguarded through legal frameworks, contributing a refined perspective to the fashion industry’s legal discourse.
Head of Operations and Website Developer at Fashion Law IP Blog, with expertise in IP and web development, he oversees the website’s optimization, curation and branding to advance the platform’s mission of connecting fashion, technology, and IP law.
ADVISORY BOARD
Saumya Verma is an Assistant Professor, researcher, handloom activist, and intellectual property scholar currently pursuing her Ph.D. at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, focusing on the protection of Kashmir Pashmina, artisans’ rights, and traditional knowledge. A gold medalist in B.A. LL.B. from Dr. Hari Singh Gour Central University and a UGC NET-JRF awardee, she holds an LL.M. in Intellectual Property Rights from Gujarat National Law University, where she researched seed patenting and its impact on farmers. She has also undertaken ethnographic fieldwork through NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
She has served as a Law Officer at Canara Bank and worked as an IBC Professional at Manupatra. Her scholarly work has been published by Springer Nature and Routledge (Taylor & Francis), she has delivered numerous lectures and keynote addresses on intellectual property, sustainability, ecofeminism, and traditional knowledge, across academic and professional forums.
She is a senior member of the Editorial Board at the Fashion Law IP Blog and has been admitted to pursue a second LL.M. in Fashion Law at the Italian Institute of Fashion Management, Milan. Her work continues to focus on traditional crafts, intellectual property, and cultural heritage.
Founder’s Note:
It began as a simple idea, to talk about fashion and law in a way that actually made sense. Not just as statutes or theory, but as something that shapes real people, real creativity, and real industries. This platform did not start to sound academic, impressive, or safe. It started because there was a gap. A gap between designers and legal awareness. Between traditional crafts and legal protection. Between creativity and compliance. Fashion Law IP Blog was created to bridge that gap between fashion and law in a way that is both academically rigorous and industry-relevant. What began as an awareness initiative has evolved into a legal media, research and advisory platform engaging with the real legal challenges of the fashion and creative industries. Fashion does not exist in isolation. It is governed by intellectual property, contracts, compliance, and systems that protect both innovation and tradition. This platform engages with those frameworks through focused research, clear legal analysis, and timely industry commentary, covering contemporary fashion practices as well as traditional crafts. Our objective is to make fashion law accessible without oversimplifying it, supporting designers, brands, artisans, students, and professionals in navigating the legal frameworks that shape the industry.
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