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Intellectual Property and the Luxury Industry
In conversation with guest host Anca Ciurel, Olivia Dhordain discusses the themes in her book entitled Luxury in Court: All that glitters is not law, a work of fiction based on real life, publicly available court cases or disputes relayed in the press. The stories are written for professionals in the luxury industry, lawyers, law students, and “all those curious to learn what lawyers are up to behind the runways and the theatre of luxury …”.
About the Guests:
Olivia Dhordain is an Intellectual Property Expert with extensive knowledge of the luxury industry. She began her career as an IP lawyer of the Paris Bar. Working in private practice for 8 years, notably at Clifford Chance, Olivia represented a wide array of international companies across many industries. Olivia then integrated Richemont’s in-house IP department in 2007, taking on the role of Deputy Chief IP Counsel in 2011, co-imagining and leading a deep transformation of the IP practice to adapt the service to a fast-growing Luxury Group. After 17 years of tenure at Richemont, managing a team of over 20 lawyers and paralegals and providing full and tailored IP services to 26 of the most aspirational luxury brands in the world, today Olivia advises her own clients on IP and brand strategy under the chosen name of OUTBOXING IP.
Olivia teaches IP and history of art to students of the University of Geneva and the ISG Luxury school of management. She regularly collaborates with the World Intellectual Property Counsel as speaker and panellist in events organised by WIPO. She is founding board member of the Dominique Renaud Foundation.
Anca Ciurel is a Canadian attorney member of the Québec Bar, specialized in intellectual property (IP) with a strong focus on the fashion and creative industries. Early in her career, Anca worked with fashion clients at a boutique IP law firm in Montréal, advising on legal matters
related to brand protection. She then joined the IP department of Louis Vuitton in Paris, where she worked on civil enforcement and the management of IP portfolios, helping protect trademarks and designs of luxury fashion brands. Today, Anca focuses on the role of
intellectual property in creative industries such as fashion, film, and music, particularly in the digital era. At WIPO, she serves as the focal point for fashion-related initiatives, contributing to discussions on how IP law shapes and protects the fashion industry globally.
More about the book : Luxury in Court: All that glitters is not law (https://tind.wipo.int/record/60038)