Since the 1920's fashion has been copied in one form or another but it is not until recently that designers are taking a stand and trying to seek protection for their hard work. But what form of protection is available for their fashion design? Copyright, trademark, or patent laws? These are all methods in which parts of fashion design are protected but none of these intellecutal property laws grant protection for an entire fashion design. If laws are changed to include fashion design protection which method would provide the best protection? Also, how would this affect those who have based their career on "knockoffs"? Is there one law which provides a better form of protection or should the United States adopt laws currently used by France or the United Kingdom? Some believe that if fashion designs are protected by copyright laws then this will alleviate the uncertainty in the fashion industry of what is right and wrong. Copyright currently does not protect fashion but the proposition to change Chapter 13 Article 17 of the U.S. Code to protect fashion designs has the ability to change the fashion industry.