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July 7, 2021
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Wearing Red Soles has a Price

By Patricia Bodalo Distinction, that was the key. The day Louboutin took his assistant’s nail polish in 1993 and painted the sole of the shoe he was making, he was telling the entire world, or at least the European Union, that shoes with red soles must be Louboutin’s. In 2021, the French shoe designer is […]

July 7, 2021
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Hong Kong has granted first-ever standard patent by original grant

By Vincent Fong & Benjamin Choi The Intellectual Property Department granted the first ever original grant patent (OGP) on 4th June 2021, within 14 months after the date of filing of the original patent application by the applicant. The OGP was introduced as part of the patent system reform in 2019 to provide inventors an additional […]

Crossover or Crossed over?

By Benjamin Choi Crossover is a peculiar Hongkie term to describe ‘collaboration’ merchandises co-designed, manufactured and marketed by two established brands only for a particular season and in a limited number of production rendering such items rare, iconic and sought after in the market, such as a Supreme x Louis Vuitton Monogram Box Logo Hoodie (Farfetch […]