Trademark Rights and Anti-Trust Law

[:en]Trademark rights are legal monopolies. As such, they are challenged by anti-trust laws. In a recent case, a licensing agency and the licensee had to learn this.

Collegiate Licensing holds exclusive licensing rights from various college teams. It granted licenses to Electronic Arts for computer games. The college players, who’s images were used without compensation, sued both, licensee and agency. The two companies will pay US$40 million to settle the antitrust suit.[:]

Clarion Capital Partners erwirbt Cross

A.T. Cross Co. hat sein Accessoires Geschäft verkauft, inklusive Schreibgeräte. Im digitalen Zeitalter scheint Stiften ein ähnliches Schicksal zu drohen, wie Pferdekutschen vor 100 Jahren, als das Automobil seinen Siegeszug begann.

Der Käufer ist Teil von Clarion Capital Partners, der Kaufpreis beträgt 60 Millionen US Dollar.

Clarion besaß eine Zeitlang die Gepäck- und Lederwaren Marke Hartmann, die dann an Samsonite weiter gereicht wurde.

Clarion Capital Partners buy Cross

[:en]A.T. Cross Co. sold its accessories division, including pens. In the digital age, writing instruments seem to have as bright a future, as horse carriages 100 years ago when automobiles arrived.

The buyer is part of Clarion Capital Partners, and the purchase price is US$60 million.

Clarion owned the leather goods brand Hartmann for a while, until it sold it to Samsonite.[:]

Shanghai Tang lizenziert Parfum

Die Chinesische Modemarke Shanghai Tang, Teil der Richemont Gruppe, hat eine Lizenz für Parfum und Beauty vergeben.

Lizenznehmer ist Inter Parfums Inc. Die Lizenz läuft 12 Jahre und gilt weltweit. Erste Produkte sollen im Frühjahr 2014 auf den Markt kommen.

Shanghai Tang licenses Perfume + Beauty

[:en]Chinese fashion brand Shanghai Tang, part of the Richemont Group, has signed a license for perfume and beauty products.

The licensee is Inter Parfums Inc.. The license runs for 12 years and covers the whole world.

Products are supposed to be available by Spring 2014.[:]