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Luxury shoemaker Manolo Blahnik enters China market after 22-year legal tussle

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SHANGHAI: Manolo Blahnik, the high-end shoe brand with many celebrity fans and often worn in the TV hit Sex and the City, has opened its first store in mainland China after a 22-year battle over the legal right to use its name.

A general view of Manolo Blahnik's first China store before its official opening, at a shopping mall in Shanghai on Nov 6, 2024.

The shoemaker, named after its Spanish founder, had been limited in its ability to trade under its name in China after a local businessman filed trademarks related to"Manolo Blahnik" in 1999.

 

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