DLA Piper Wins 22-Year-Old Trademark Battle in China on Behalf of Luxury Shoe Designer Manolo Blahnik - Law.com International

The Chinese Supreme Court canceled a trademark incorporating the Manolo Blahnik name that has been owned by a Chinese businessman, Fang Yuzhou.

Thanks to lawyers at DLA Piper, luxury shoe designer Manolo Blahnik has won the right to use his name in China for the first time,  bringing to an end a trademark battle that has lasted 22 years. Th… [+137 chars]

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