TODAY’S TRADEMARK – MONCLER
Moncler is an Italian luxury fashion brand mostly known for its skiwear. The first quilted jackets were conceived for protecting workers from the cold. They used the jackets on top of their overalls in the small mountain establishment. It was founded in the year 1952 by René Ramillon and André Vincent. It is believed that Moncler took its name from the abbreviation of Monestier-de-Clermont, an Alpine town near Grenoble, France. In the year 2003, the brand was bought by Italian entrepreneur Remo Ruffini who transformed the company which was once on near-bankrupt to reinventing and listing it on the Milan Stock Exchange in 2013. In December 2020, Moncler purchased a 100% stake of Italian luxury sportswear brand Stone Island in a reported €1.15 billion acquisition.
The trademark of this company was registered in USPTO bearing registration number 0975069 on December 18, 1973