Slider

Partner Events

Designer panel: Is being copied ever good news?

Gowling WLG

16 September 2020

Wednesday, 16th September 11am - 12pm
Online
Gowling WLG
4 More London Riverside
London
SE1 2AU
http://www.gowlingwlg.com/designsforlife

Gowling WLG

Gowling WLG is a leading law firm, with a particular strength in intellectual property. With offices in the UK, Canada, China, France, Germany, Singapore, Russia and the Middle East, it is well placed to deal with any issue that may come up from the setting up of a new business, to stopping people taking advantage once it has become successful.

Home > Events > Designer panel: Is being copied ever good news?

When does 'taking inspiration' cross the line? Panel with John Ayton MBE (Links of London, Annoushka), Martin Darbyshire (tangerine) and Sam Jacob (Sam Jacob Studio), hosted by intellectual property lawyer John Coldham, to discuss how designers can use IP to help the business side of design

Upload Carousel Images
John Coldham (Gowling WLG)
Martin Darbyshire (tangerine)

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness".  That was Oscar Wilde's view, but for designers, being ripped off risks being very harmful indeed. Is being copied ever good news?

Join our webinar, where leaders of design-led businesses join Gowling WLG's UK Head of Brands and Designs for a discussion on how designers can use intellectual property to help the business side of design.