By Attorney Gaea Kassatly. Major fashion trademark cases reveal why brand owners need strategic trademark filing and careful contract review to avoid costly disputes. Fashion is often described as a “creative” industry, but from a legal standpoint it is also a high-volume, high-velocity commercial industry where brand value is routinely tested in court. Trademark infringement, trade dress disputes, and copyright claims arise not because fashion companies are uniquely litigiou

By Attorney Gaea Kassatly. When most founders hear “bankruptcy,” they think “shutdown.” When most creditors hear “bankruptcy,” they think “we’ll never get paid.” Neither is always true. In reality, bankruptcy is a federal legal process that changes who controls collections, who gets paid, and when. For some startups, it becomes a structured path to preserve value and keep operating. For others, it is the mechanism that forces an orderly liquidation. For creditors, it can be f

By: Attorney Gaea Kassatly Contracts in 2026 are no longer “just legal paperwork.” They’re business infrastructure. Whether you’re a startup founder, agency owner, consultant, or product-based brand, your contracts determine: how fast you get paid what happens when a client disappears who owns your work product what happens if there’s a dispute and whether you can walk away when the relationship stops making sense A recent study from Spellbook, based on anonymous, aggregate s