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Clothing is intimately intertwined with daily lives as every individual relies on it. The pervasive issue of plagiarism in the fashion industry has led to an increased demand to protect intellectual property rights. Currently, studies on the protection of fashion design intellectual property rights in China remain in the exploratory stage and warrant further investigation. This paper addresses the issue in two parts. The first part contains an analysis of the theoretical foundation for the protection of fashion design copyrights. It is further divided into three subsections. The first subsection primarily examines the concept of copyrights and laws. The second subsection focuses on the concept of fashion design copyrights and laws. The third subsection analyzes copyright laws concerning fashion designs in China. The second section offers an analysis of infringement cases involving fashion designs published during the Baiyi Cup Intellectual Property Case Summary Writing Competition held in China in 2023. It outlines the shortcomings of the current Chinese copyright laws regarding the protection of fashion designs, and proposes measures for improvement. This study argues that the institutional framework for intellectual property rights in the Chinese fashion industry should align with practical considerations and explores suitable legal regulations and how they relate to specific circumstances in China. Besides refining the legal framework, fashion designers and enterprises must take measures to entablish the intellectual property rights of their clothing brands.

I. Introduction
    1. Research object and significance
    2. Research method and scope
II. Review of Literature
    1. Concept of copyright and law
    2. Concept of fashion design copyright and law
    3. Chinese fashion design copyright law
III. A Review of Chinese Fashion Design Copyright Cases
    1. Infringement cases
    2. Fashion copyright issues and suggestions in infringement cases
IV. Conclusion
References

• Yueding Zhou(Ph. D. Candidate, Major in Apparel Design and Total Coordination, Dept. of Apparel Design, Konkuk University, Korea) | 주약정 (건국대학교 의류학과 의상디자인․토탈코디네이션전공 박사수료)
• Hyunzin Ko(Professor, Major in Apparel Design, Dept. of Apparel Design, Konkuk University, Korea) | 고현진 (건국대학교 의상디자인학과 의상디자인전공 교수) Corresponding author