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Secondhand fashion platform Vinted is launching an Item Verification service in the UK, calling it “a significant step to increasing trust in the authenticit

Burberry and Barbie-maker Mattel appear to have settled a headline-making trademark clash that pitted them against each other over the BRBY word mark early this summer. 

To become a “master” authenticator at Fashionphile — the highest level of training to weed out designer fakes at the luxe online marketplace — takes more than 8,000 hours of rigorous schooling, acc

The software company demoed a digital, interactive dress, titled Project Primrose, at Adobe MAX 2023 in Los Angeles during the “Sneaks” portion of the conference.

The Council of the EU adopted a new regulation that safeguards geographical indications (GIs) for craft and industrial products.

Amazon joins the EUIPO’s Intellectual Property Enforcement Portal (IPEP). The portal enables s

A new study by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) indicates that the downward trend in piracy of previous years has been reversed.

This report, published jointly by the EUIPO and the OECD, presents a macroeconomic analysis to identify the factors that make some countries more likely to import counterfeit goods. Based on import statistics and seizures data, the analysis shows that factors that are clearly correlated with the value of imports of fakes include:

The 16th edition of WIPO’s Global Innovation Index (GII) will be released on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 during a hybrid event from 13:30 to 15:30 p.m.