Who owns GUESS Fragrances?
GUESS Fragrances is made and sold by Inter Parfums (the United States, NASDAQ: IPAR) under licence, an arrangement in place since 2018; Inter Parfums does not own the name.[1] The GUESS Fragrances name is owned by GUESS?, Inc.
Evidence: Inter Parfums, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-10, SEC EDGAR, 10 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Inter Parfums, Inc. verified
- Since
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Cosmetics & fragrance › Fragrance
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: IPAR
- Trademark registrant
- GUESS US IPCO, LLC (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About GUESS Fragrances
GUESS fragrances are made by Inter Parfums under an exclusive worldwide licence signed with GUESS?, Inc. in 2018; in December 2025 it was renewed for a further 15 years, extending it through 31 December 2048, which is one of the longest fragrance licences in the industry. The jeans company, founded in 1981, keeps the name. Sales grew quickly from the legacy scents it inherited to Bella Vita, Uomo and Iconic, and the brand is 12 per cent of the licensee's net sales and the largest in its United States operations.
Trademark record for GUESS Fragrances
The USPTO record for the GUESS Fragrances mark lists GUESS US IPCO, LLC as the owner of record (serial number 74067648). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of GUESS Fragrances
Where GUESS Fragrances sits in Inter Parfums
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Inter Parfums
Inter Parfums controls 6 brands on Brandtree.
- Goutal Paris
- Lanvin (fragrances) (1889)
- Off-White (fragrances) (2012)
- Rochas (1925)
- Solférino (2025)
Other brands in fragrance, and who owns them
The 19 brands in fragrance on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is Puig, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Byredo | Puig | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| AERIN | Estée Lauder | 🇺🇸 United States |
| O Boticário | Grupo Boticário | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Eskulin | Kino Indonesia | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Creed | L'Oréal | 🇫🇷 France |
| Brut | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Chanel No. 5 | Chanel | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Twelve Plus | Osotspa | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
About the owner: Inter Parfums
Inter Parfums is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, United States, founded in 1982.
Inter Parfums has been in the prestige fragrance business since 1982 and answers the question of who is behind a designer perfume more often than the designer does. It develops, produces and distributes fragrances for about two dozen fashion, jewellery and lifestyle names, most of them under licence from the brand owner rather than owned outright, and it owns no factories: it acts as a general contractor and has third-party fillers assemble the finished goods. European brands run through Interparfums SA in Paris, a separately listed company 72 per cent owned by the New York parent, and 28 per cent of whose shares trade on Euronext. Its four largest brands in 2025 were Jimmy Choo at 17 per cent of net sales, Coach and Montblanc at 15 per cent each and GUESS at 12 per cent.
Inter Parfums: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 GUESS Fragrances and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; GUESS Fragrances is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who makes GUESS Fragrances?
Inter Parfums makes and sells GUESS Fragrances under a licensing agreement that has been in place since 2018.
Does Inter Parfums own GUESS Fragrances?
No. Inter Parfums holds a licence to make and sell GUESS Fragrances, which is not the same as owning it.
Where did GUESS Fragrances come from?
GUESS Fragrances originated in the United States.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Inter Parfums, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-10 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 10 March 2026; retrieved 27 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: GUESS, serial 74067648 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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