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Intellectual property rights related to the basic symbols used in the ISO 3758 international standard belong to GINETEX . The JIS L 0001 standard used in Japan to determine textile care labelling symbols is aligned with ISO 3758. As the sole national member of GINETEX in Japan, we provide licensing to Japanese companies that use the ISO 3758 labelling symbols for their product sales overseas.
In the recent years, durability of textile products is being focused as an initiative to reduce environmental impact on the textile industry. In addition to disseminating the globally unified textile care labelling symbols, GINETEX also promotes communication between brands and consumers using the “ clevercare.info ”, a tool to spread sustainable textile care.

GINETEX along with its French member COFREET assert the copyright to the originality of sole and combinations of the symbols used in the international standard ISO 3758. In many countries, trademark registrations and international trademark registrations are done solely by GINETEX or combined with COFREET.
GINETEX assents to ISO (International Organization for Standardization) adopting the textile care handling symbols as an international standard and grants permission to its member countries to use these symbols as well as request activities to disseminate and properly use them. ISO acknowledges that GINETEX and COFREET own the intellectual property rights for textile care labelling symbols. Japanese companies that use the ISO 3758 textile care labelling symbols overseas must acquire permission to use the trademark keeping GINETEX and COFREET’s intellectual property rights in mind.

GINETEX , the International Association for Textile Care Labelling,  is a non-profit organization based in Paris, France that was established in accordance with the French law. Upon succeeding the project in 1975 from Comité International de la Rayonne et des Fibres Synthétiques(established in 1963), GINETEX engages in developing a language-independent labelling system. GINETEX allows only one member per country. COFREET, the French Textile Care Labelling Committee, is a non-profit organization established under the French law and is the French national member of GINETEX.

If the products are to be sold in several different countries, there is no need to apply for license individually. One contract will allow you to use the trademark all around the globe. Applicants who obtain license from our center can engage in business activities all around the world without worrying about infringing intellectual property rights.
The work flow for concluding license contract is as follows. Kindly contact our Global Technical Support Office first.

clevercare.info is a world class logomark aimed to accomplish sustainable textile care. Care labels show the way to handle garments to avoid becoming irreparable, but in most occasions, washing or processing in a lower or lighter way than instructed will not be a problem. This logo indicates that by implementing the caring tips provided at clevercare.info, we can prolong the life of our garments and other textile products, and at the same time preserve our precious earth.

Any clients who concludes “contract of the licensing of trademarks related to textile care labelling symbols” can freely use this logomark that is being used by many brands all over the world. We recommend you to use it as a communication tool between you and the consumers in many different forms such as care labels, websites and printed items.

For details about clevercare.info, please access here or contact our Global Technical Support Office.

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