I know a little bit about IP policy, I know next to nothing about the fashion industry. But I know the effort to protect original fashion designs from copying has emerged as a hot-button IP issue. At 9 a.m. Thursday the House Judiciary Courts and Intellectual Property subcommittee is holding a hearing on providing protection for fashion designers. Witnesses include Jeffrey Banks, fashion designer, on behalf of the Council of Fashion Designers of America; David Wolfe, Creative Director, The Doneger Group; Susan Scafidi, Visiting Professor, Fordham Law School and Associate Professor, Southern Methodist University; and Christopher Sprigman, Associate Professor, University of Virginia School of Law. Location: Room 2141 Rayburn House Office Building.