Industry: Fashion & textiles

The Federal Circuit confirmed that the mark VETEMENTS was generic under the doctrine of foreign equivalents when applied to clothing-related goods and services.

13 June 2025

PopMart’s Labubu character range has seen a sudden surge in interest. With a growing number of ‘Lafufus’ proliferating online, what can brands learn from PopMart’s current strategy?

12 June 2025

Investigations into fake tobacco products have increased by 5% this year, while investigations into fake clothing are also increasing. 

10 June 2025

In our latest round-up, we look at a 4.6% increase in Chinese companies engaged in US IP disputes, Reddit suing Claude-owner Anthropic, and more.

06 June 2025

Data analysis shows that since 2018 Louis Vuitton has gone only after Schedule A defendants in the US, 23% of the time through joint actions involving other luxury brands.

16 May 2025

The relevant consumers would not associate the contested mark with Hermès’ Twilly scarves, which are commonly used to wrap the handles of Hermès handbags.

08 May 2025

The Board of Appeal notably disagreed with the argument that the sub-category “footwear for women” was arbitrary and did not follow market realities.

07 May 2025

For Class 25 goods, the visual aspect is of greater importance in the overall assessment of the likelihood of confusion.

01 May 2025

In our latest round-up, we look at a Shanghai court ruling in favour of Cimbali Group, Vietnam intensifying inspections of cosmetics, and more.

25 April 2025

In our latest update, we look at Brazil extending California wildfire deadlines, India introducing “gone to court” as a new trademark status, and more.

16 April 2025