Dsquared2 faces lawsuit from Staff International over license agreement termination

Dean e Dan Caten, fondatori di DSquared2 Credits: DSquared2 Dsquared2 Group announced today they are immediately terminating their license agreement with Staff International spa, stating they will take direct control of the production and distribution of their ready-to-wear collections. However, Otb, which controls Staff International, is challenging this move. Staff International has filed a lawsuit against Grascoe Holdings Limited, Dsquared2 Trademarks Limited, and designers Dean and Dan Caten in the Court of Milan. The lawsuit aims to enforce the full execution of the existing license agreement. Staff International reiterates its belief in the full effectiveness of the license agreement Staff International maintains that the license agreement remains fully effective and intends to see it through to its natural expiration. The company disputes any claim of early termination, asserting that the legal conditions for such termination do not exist. "Staff International will continue to act with the utmost transparency and determination to protect its rights, respecting its contractual commitments and safeguarding its reputation and reserves any further action," the company stated. Staff International holds an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Dsquared2, overseeing all phases of product research and development, as well as the omnichannel distribution of the collections. Founded in 1976, Staff International is the production and logistics platform of the Otb Group. It manages the production and logistics for several Otb brands, including Maison Margiela, Marni, Jil Sander, and the Diesel collections of footwear, bags, and small leather goods. This article was translated to English using an AI tool. FashionUnited uses AI language tools to speed up translating (news) articles and proofread the translations to improve the end result. This saves our human journalists time they can spend doing research and writing original articles. Articles translated with the help of AI are checked and edited by a human desk editor prior to going online. If you have questions or comments about this process email us at info@fashionunited.com

Mar 29, 2025 - 17:33

Dsquared2 faces lawsuit from Staff International over license agreement termination

Dean e Dan Caten, fondatori di DSquared2 *Credits: DSquared2*

Dsquared2 Group announced today they are immediately terminating their license agreement with Staff International spa, stating they will take direct control of the production and distribution of their ready-to-wear collections. However, Otb, which controls Staff International, is challenging this move.

Staff International has filed a lawsuit against Grascoe Holdings Limited, Dsquared2 Trademarks Limited, and designers Dean and Dan Caten in the Court of Milan. The lawsuit aims to enforce the full execution of the existing license agreement.

Staff International reiterates its belief in the full effectiveness of the license agreement

Staff International maintains that the license agreement remains fully effective and intends to see it through to its natural expiration. The company disputes any claim of early termination, asserting that the legal conditions for such termination do not exist.

"Staff International will continue to act with the utmost transparency and determination to protect its rights, respecting its contractual commitments and safeguarding its reputation and reserves any further action," the company stated.

Staff International holds an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Dsquared2, overseeing all phases of product research and development, as well as the omnichannel distribution of the collections.

Founded in 1976, Staff International is the production and logistics platform of the Otb Group. It manages the production and logistics for several Otb brands, including Maison Margiela, Marni, Jil Sander, and the Diesel collections of footwear, bags, and small leather goods.

This article was translated to English using an AI tool.