Corfu Town΄s Philharmonic Bands take legal action to protect uniform designs

The aforementioned three philharmonic societies, based in the historic centre of Corfu Town, proceeded to register the designs of their uniforms with the Industrial Property Organisation (IPO). Following a verification process by the Organisation, the philharmonic societies were granted the corresponding design registration certificates.

The philharmonic societies took the above actions because the exploitation of the distinctive features of our philharmonic uniforms has been observed for some time. Specifically, during the Easter and summer periods, there is a significant phenomenon of trafficking in counterfeit uniform products in various forms, designs, and sizes, which essentially capitalise on the recognisability of the uniform designs for distribution to visitors and commercial profit.

It should be noted that the holder of an industrial design acquires the exclusive right to use it, meaning to manufacture, market, export, import, etc., thereby excluding any third party from the relevant rights without their consent.

In this way, the Philharmonic societies will have the ability to legally control the production and distribution of counterfeit uniform products without specific permission.