AMTD Group, WME announce successful action against IP infringement

AMTD Group, alongside World Media and Entertainment Universal, WME, a subsidiary of the Group under AMTD Digital (HKD), jointly announced that as a global owner of fashion magazines published under “L’OFFICIEL” and its associated brands, “we have won a successful action in the Hong Kong courts against Luxury Village LLC and its director Dimitri Vorontsov for their infringement of “L’OFFICIEL” related intellectual property,” the company said. Joanne Shoveller, Chair of WME and Co-Chair of AMTD Digital Inc. commented: “WME takes the global management of the L’OFFICIEL brand and its associated brands very seriously due to the long and prestigious history of the magazine. We are honoured to carry the L’OFFICIEL legacy forward and therefore are adamant that the brand and its IP must be protected carefully to distribute authentic, original and diverse content that truly reflects our international markets and audiences.”