Tiffosi
| Product type | Casual wear |
|---|---|
| Owner | Grupo VNC[1] |
| Produced by | Cofemel[2] |
| Country | Portugal |
| Introduced | 1991[2] |
| Markets | Europe |
| Website | tiffosi.com |
Tiffosi is a Portuguese casual wear brand managed by Cofemel as part of Grupo VNC (VNC Group).[2][3] Jeans are the main product of Tiffosi, along with T-shirts and sweatshirts.[4] The company listed 300th on the top 500 largest companies in Portugal in 2022 by turnover.[5] Tiffosi is considered[when?] the most popular jeans brand in Portugal and Spain.[6][7]
History
[edit]Cofemel as a company was established in 1979 and launched the Tiffosi brand in 1991.[2] Tiffosi embarked on the international market in 2006 and the turnover reached 30 million euros in 2007.[2]
In 2008, Grupo VNC acquired Cofemel.[1] Grupo VNC (Vila Nova Carneiro) is led by Portugese millionaire António Vila Nova with his siblings, who were seasoned in turnaround business in retail sectors.[8]
As of 2015, the company had 70 stores in Portugal. It was also distributing its cloths to over 1 700 clients worldwide.[6]
In 2020, Tiffosi, with a 4.5% market share, ranked second in the children's wear sector in Portugal, preceded by Zara (12.0%) and followed by Mayoral (4.1%).[9]
Controversies
[edit]On 30 August 2013, the Dutch-based casual wear brand G-Star filed a lawsuit against Cofemel over copyright infringement of its designs. The case was referred from the Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in order to determine whether applied art and industrial designs and models shall be protected under the EU copyright law.[4] The CJEU's judgement is recognized as one of the leading EU cases in intellectual property law.[10]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cofemel é a melhor do sector". Portugal Têxtil (in Portuguese). CENIT. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ a b c d e "Tiffosi com vida (Vila) Nova". Portugal Têxtil (in Portuguese). CENIT. 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "Contacts". Archived from the original on 2024-12-22. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
HEADQUARTERS | VILA NOVA DE GAIA Grupo VNC | Cofemel - Sociedade de Vestuário, S.A
- ^ a b Court of Justice of the European Union (2019-09-12). "Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 12 September 2019. Cofemel – Sociedade de Vestuário SA v G-Star Raw CV. Case C-683/17". EUR-Lex. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "500 Maiores Empresas de Portugal". ranking based on turnover in 2022 (in Portuguese). Listagem. Archived from the original on 2024-12-22. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ a b Olivier Guyot (6 February 2015). "Tiffosi rolls out one-size jeans". us.fashionnetwork.com.
- ^ "Tiffosi may be the number 1 jeans brand in Portugal, also the country of origin, but this brand is also gaining popularity in the Benelux! It is not surprising that Tiffosi is seen more and more often; the brand is trendy, cool, casual, contemporary and to top it off affordable!". en.mauriksmodeagenturen.nl.
- ^ Helena C. Peralta (2024-01-28). "António Vila Nova, o empresário dono da Tiffosi e da Trofa Saúde" [António Vila Nova, the businessman who owns Tiffosi and Trofa Saúde] (in Portuguese). Forbes Portugal. Archived from the original on 2024-12-22. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (2024). Recent European Case-law on the Infringement and Enforcement of IPRs (PDF) (Report). EUIPO. p. 15.