For the uninitiated: a patent is a type of monopoly the government grants inventors for a set period of time, giving the inventor the exclusive right to manufacture, sell, use or otherwise benefit from. Basically, it ensures that no one else can steal your unique design/idea. Well, unless you're a patent troll.
Watch out for the soft opening of HAUTE COUTURE inside Labels Concept Store near St. Peter's Cathedral Tuguegarao City on April 8, 2017. Haute.Couture Â· April 3, 2017 Â·
To earn the right to call itself a couture house and to use the term haute couture in its advertising and any other way, a fashion house must follow these rules: 1  Design made-to-order for private clients, with one or more fittings. 2  Have a workshop (atelier) in Paris that employs at least 15 people full-time.