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Trademark Challenges Arise Over Brand Name That Simply Means ‘Clothing’

Luxury label Vetements faces legal scrutiny over the generic nature of its name and trademark eligibility

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The upscale fashion brand Vetements, whose name translates directly to ‘clothing’ in French, is embroiled in a trademark dispute questioning whether such a generic term can qualify for trademark protection. This case highlights the tension between brand identity and trademark law’s restrictions on generic terms, with…
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Trademark Challenges Arise Over Brand Name That Simply Means ‘Clothing’ The upscale fashion brand Vetements, whose name translates directly to ‘clothing’ in French, is embroiled in a trademark dispute questioning whether such a generic term can qualify for trademark protection. This case hi... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/trademark-challenges-arise-over-brand-name-that-simply-means-clothing

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