TODAY’S TRADEMARK – CALVIN KLEIN

Calvin Klein is an internationally operating American fashion house and one of the world’s leading global fashion companies. The company was founded by designer Calvin Klein and his childhood friend, Barry K. Schwartz, in 1968. The company became famous for its designer underwear and denim lines in the 1980s.

Calvin Klein obtained a trademark for the logo featuring ‘CK’ with the EUIPO bearing the serial number 000066753 on 19th July 1999. The mark can be described as figurative in nature and falls under classes 8, 9, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 35, and 42 of The International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks. Today, Calvin Klein Inc. is an international business, with separate divisions for Europe, Asia, and Japan. There are also three lines within the Calvin Klein fashion house: The Calvin Klein Collection (men, women, and home); CK for men and for women; and CK jeans, providing for men, women, and kids.