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Nine of the most stylish kits the athletes will be wearing at the Paris Olympics 2024
From voguish volleyball outfits to sleek skatewear, this year's event – in the famously chic French capital – has been called "the most fashionable Olympics". Here are the kits that prove it.
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The Conscious Vanguard: The future of Ireland’s fashion industry
A new type of fashion industry is beginning to emerge in Ireland, one that retains its history of craft and skill while harnessing a forward-thinking, sustainable vision for the future
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EU targets the likes of Temu and Shein with cheap goods crackdown
Cheap products from China are currently exempt from EU import duties, although FT sources say this could soon change.
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China-based inventors filing most GenAI patents, WIPO data shows
China-based inventors are filing the highest number of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) patents, far outpacing inventors in the US, Republic of Korea, Japan and India that comprise the re
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New EUIPO webinar: Trade marks in films, when fiction becomes reality
Following the success of the first EUIPO edition of the Cineforum webinar: When reality enters the fiction, the second edition is now underway:
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Protect your business with EUIPO’s anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy technology guide
The new guide offers comprehensive, practical resources to protect intellectual property from counterfeiting and piracy.
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Launch of New IP Explainer Video from the IPOI
The Intellectual Property Office of Ireland is delighted to launch the first of its animated explainer videos, which provides a simple overview of Intellectual Property (IP).
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Chanel Fails to Block No 5. Trademark Application … For Now
Chanel has been handed a loss in its attempt to block the registration of a cosmetics-centric trademark that it claims is a bit too similar to two of its own marks, namely, its well-known No.
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Meet the Dublin fashion designer who has created the Irish Olympic team’s costumes
When the Irish Olympic team parades at the opening ceremony on the river Seine in Paris on July 26th, it will be a proud moment for the athletes and the young Irish woman who has designed and manuf
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