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Pacific Makete
‘URBAN SHACK’ BRINGS TRADE MARK CAUTIONARY NOTICE IN MICRONESIA AND PALAU

RESIN TO LIFE SALVATORE FERRAGAMO S.P.A., an Italian company, of Via dei Tornabuoni, 2
I-50123 Firenze, Italy, does hereby provide notice that it claims proprietorship of the
trade marks
By Debbie Singh
FERRAGAMO
Leimor Penjueli is a busy
young woman. She’s a new
mum with a young daughter;
she just landed a new job in relation to:
with UN Women and is doing
her post-graduate studies Perfumes, eau de parfum, eau de cologne, toilet water, essential oils, after
shave creams, after shave lotions, shaving lotions, shaving creams and foams,
part-time at the Univer- shampoos, hair conditioners, beauty masks, cold creams, hand creams, body and
sity of the South Pacific. And to add to all of this, she’s just facial creams, cosmetics, deodorants for personal use, antiperspirants for personal
use, skin cleansers, soaps for personal use, toilet soaps, bath soaps, bath and
launched a new online jewellery business which has taken off shower foams, bath and shower gel, bath salts, body oils, body lotions, skin lotions,
faster than she expected. hair lotions; dentifrices; cosmetics, pot-pourris, room-fragrances.
Leimor, who comes from a family of six, was among those Eyeglasses, sunglasses, spectacle glasses, lenses, eyeglass frames, eyeglass
affected by the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic when cases; smartphone covers and cases.
her partner, who was a flight attendant with Fiji Airways, was Watches, clocks, watch bands, jewellery and costume jewellery.
laid off in mid-2020.
“Even though I am in a stable job, I feel that there are a lot Bags, shoulder bags, handbags, boston bags, waist packs, sling bags for carrying
infants, leather and canvas shopping bags, duffle bags, tote bags, clutch bags,
more people that I need to cater for now…extended family, evening handbags, wallets, purses, leather credit card cases, leather business
my partner’s family and also having a new baby. So, I thought card cases, briefcases, attachè cases, pouches of leather, school bags, satchels,
suitcases, garment bags for travel, trunks and travelling bags; key cases, backpacks,
to try my hand at something that I’ve always loved, which rucksacks, vanity cases sold empty, carry-on bags, wheeled bags, beach bags;
is creating. I’ve already been doing painting but I saw that umbrellas and parasols; walking sticks; whips, harness and saddlery.
a lot of people had started making clay jewellery which has Pullovers, cardigans, sweaters, jerseys, jumpers, jackets, sweatshirts, parkas,
been very popular and I wanted to do something different. bathing suits, shirts, blouses, polo shirts, trousers, jeans, waistcoats, blazers,
I’ve always been interested in resin art, particularly its use skirts, shorts, T-shirts, evening dresses, dresses, men’s suits, women’s suits,
down jackets, anoraks, coats, half coats, raincoats, overcoats, overalls, tracksuits,
in painting and so I decided to purchase a small batch of raw underwear, vests, pyjamas, nightgowns, pants, boxer shorts, brassieres, negligees,
materials and try out a few jewellery designs using resin,” hosiery, panty hose, socks, stockings, tights, leggings, bathrobes, pocket squares,
neckerchiefs, bandanas, shawls, scarves, neckties, gloves for clothing, belts for
Leimor explained. clothing, shoes, boots, sandals, slippers, clogs, hats and caps.
She made her first batch of jewellery last December and
this led to the launch of her online business Urban Shack, Retail sale store services of perfumes, eau de parfum, eau de cologne, toilet water,
essential oils, after shave creams, after shave lotions, shaving lotions, shaving
which has received an excellent response through social creams and foams, shampoos, hair conditioners, beauty masks, cold creams,
media. hand creams, body and facial creams, cosmetics, deodorants for personal use,
antiperspirants for personal use, skin cleansers, soaps for personal use, toilet
“The response that I’ve received from selling online through soaps, bath soaps, bath and shower foams, bath and shower gel, bath salts, body
Facebook and Instagram has been great. I feel that this is the oils, body lotions, skin lotions, hair lotions; dentifrices; cosmetics, pot-pourris,
room-fragrances, eyeglasses, sunglasses, spectacle glasses, lenses, eyeglass
fastest way of generating sales online, especially as Fiji is frames, eyeglass cases; smartphone covers and cases, watches, clocks, watch
quite social media heavy.” bands, jewellery and costume jewellery, bags, shoulder bags, handbags, boston
“I wish that I could have predicted the future at the time bags, waist packs, sling bags for carrying infants, leather and canvas shopping
bags, duffle bags, tote bags, clutch bags, evening handbags, wallets, purses, leather
and seen how the market would respond to my creations. Now credit card cases, leather business card cases, briefcases, attachè cases, pouches
that I see that there is a market for it, I’m really keen to get of leather, school bags, satchels, suitcases, garment bags for travel, trunks and
travelling bags; key cases, backpacks, rucksacks, vanity cases sold empty, carry-on
more out there…I’m also thinking of expanding my range to bags, wheeled bags, beach bags; umbrellas and parasols; walking sticks; whips,
include bracelets and even home décor like trays and coast- harness and saddlery, pullovers, cardigans, sweaters, jerseys, jumpers, jackets,
sweatshirts, parkas, bathing suits, shirts, blouses, polo shirts, trousers, jeans,
ers,” she said. waistcoats, blazers, skirts, shorts, T-shirts, evening dresses, dresses, men’s suits,
“When I come home after work and am in my own space women’s suits, down jackets, anoraks, coats, half coats, raincoats, overcoats,
and am able to create, and when I see someone loving my overalls, tracksuits, underwear, vests, pyjamas, nightgowns, pants, boxer shorts,
brassieres, negligees, hosiery, panty hose, socks, stockings, tights, leggings,
creations and buying them, it makes it even more exciting bathrobes, pocket squares, neckerchiefs, bandanas, shawls, scarves, neckties,
for me. I’m hoping to build this as my second line of income gloves for clothing, belts for clothing, shoes, boots, sandals, slippers, clogs, hats
and caps.
which can not only help support my own family, but others
around me as well.” SALVATORE FERRAGAMO S.P.A. cautions that any use of the trade marks or any
confusingly similar trade marks in relation to any of these goods or services or similar
goods or services, would be seen as infringement of their rights and that they will take
Leimor Penjueli is one of the entrepreneurs featured on our such action deemed necessary to protect those rights.
Pacific Makete website. SALVATORE FERRAGAMO S.P.A. can be contacted care of their address for service:

Visit pacificmakete.com.fj to learn more. AJ Park, Level 22, Aon Centre, 1 Willis Street, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Email: mail@ajpark.com
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