10 July 2019TrademarksSarah Morgan

European Commission fines Hello Kitty owner €6.2m

Europe’s antitrust authority has hit Sanrio, the licensor of the Hello Kitty brand, with a €6.2 million ($6.9 million) fine for restricting cross-border sales of merchandise.

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