SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean court has ruled that redesigning luxury products without permission constitutes trademark infringement, dealing a blow to the growing fashion upcycling industry. The Patent Court of Korea upheld a lower court’s decision against a craftsman who reconstructed Louis Vuitton bags into new designs, ordering him to pay 15 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Controversy has escalated following a recent court ruling that deemed the act of crafting wallets by repurposing luxury bags, a practice commonly known as ‘reform’ in Korean, as a violation of trademark rights. In response to the court’s decision demanding compensation of 15 million won from the owner of a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean court has ruled that the repurposing of luxury items, a process commonly referred to as “reform” in South Korea, constitutes trademark infringement. According to legal sources on Sunday, the 63rd Civil Chamber of the Seoul Central District Court, in a trademark infringement prohibition case brought by Louis [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Louis Vuitton held its first-ever Pre-fall fashion show on Seoul’s Jamsu Bridge on Saturday, which was transformed into a runway. The event was livestreamed globally and projected on large LED screens around Seoul. The show was a cultural event for overseas tourists and Seoulites to enjoy together in [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) —Major tourist attractions in South Korea are increasingly becoming a battleground for global luxury brands, with Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton (LVMH) and Kering Group, the world’s leading luxury goods companies, staging a battle of pride with their flagship brands Louis Vuitton and Gucci. The competition is fierce, as Louis Vuitton rented [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government and the state tourism agency signed an agreement Wednesday with the Korean unit of French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton to promote tourism in South Korea, city officials said. Under the agreement signed among Seoul, the Korea Tourism Organization and Louis Vuitton Korea, the three [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Louis Vuitton Korea has said its net income rose 68.9 percent in 2022 from a year earlier, boosted by the “revenge shopping” trend during the pandemic and price increases. Louis Vuitton Korea Ltd., the Korean arm of the French luxury house, logged a net income of 380 billion won [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Louis Vuitton is set to open its first fashion show in South Korea at the end of the month, industry officials said Tuesday. The French luxury brand is set to showcase its 2023 pre-fall collection at the Some Sevit, a man-made floating island on the south of the Han [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Louis Vuitton will open a pop-up restaurant in Seoul in May with the Michelin-starred restaurant Ikoyi of London, the French luxury house said Monday. Ikoyi at Louis Vuitton will be opened inside the brand’s flagship store located in the posh neighborhood of Cheongdam, southern Seoul, starting next month. Ikoyi’s [...]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Jetex, an award-winning global leader in executive aviation, is proud to host the world’s first Louis Vuitton pop-up store at its flagship Jetex VIP Terminal in Dubai. Passengers traveling with Jetex can look forward to getting inspired by Louis Vuitton iconic travel pieces, designed to make [...]