"100% Authentic Products Only" Musinsa Conducts Comprehensive Inspection of Overseas Luxury Goods with TIPA

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Eun-mo] Musinsa announced on the 13th that it will conduct a full inspection of overseas luxury brand products supplied to Korea in collaboration with the Trade-related Intellectual Property Protection Association (TIPA).

Musinsa is conducting inspections on overseas luxury brand fashion accessories purchased and stored at its logistics center in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, led by TIPA inspectors. TIPA requests sample appraisals of imported goods from intellectual property rights holders to check for intellectual property infringement and simultaneously inspects all imported goods using TIPA's inspection system.

Earlier, Musinsa signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with TIPA in April to strengthen the intellectual property infringement inspection process for overseas brands. Through the MOU, Musinsa became a special member of TIPA and can receive product verification for overseas brands, including intellectual property infringement inspections.

Accordingly, since May, Musinsa has been conducting inspection work on luxury products at its logistics center with TIPA's cooperation. The inspection targets include global luxury brands such as Prada, Miu Miu, Givenchy, and Tod's.

Going forward, Musinsa plans to showcase only products that have passed TIPA's intellectual property infringement inspections for luxury brands to customers through its luxury select shop service, 'Musinsa Boutique.'

TIPA inspections will apply not only to existing inventory stored at Musinsa's logistics center but also to newly purchased brand products. If TIPA inspections are difficult, Musinsa plans to conduct luxury product inspections in cooperation with the Korea Luxury Appraisal Institute.

A Musinsa official said, "To ensure the trust of customers who rely on Musinsa, we will conduct more thorough intellectual property inspections on luxury goods purchased overseas in cooperation with TIPA," adding, "We will do our best to enhance reliability so that we can become a service that customers can trust with peace of mind."

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