All Legal articles – Page 15
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News briefsNew FIS Games in 2028
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has announced the upcoming creation of a new competition of an unprecedented size among snow sports events. The new FIS Games, taking place over 16 days, will represent the full range of snow sports talent from both Olympic and Non-Olympic sports, including para ...
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ArticleEU sets out its position on destruction of unsold textiles
The latest news from Brussels will affect brands deal with “waste” stock. We outline the EU’s new stance on destroying unsold textiles
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ArticleH&M CEO named new co-chair of The Fashion Pact
H&M Group’s CEO Helena Helmersson has been appointed co-chair of The Fashion Pact, succeeding the global CEO-led industry initiative’s co-founder, Kering Chairman and CEO François-Henri Pinault. Pinault had launched The Fashion Pact at the 2019 G7 Summit upon the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. The Fashion Pact represents one-third ...
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News briefsMeta receives record fine and must stop exporting Facebook’s EU user data
Meta (formerly Facebook) has been hit with a formal suspension order requiring it to stop exporting user data from the European Union to the U.S. for processing. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced on May 22 that Meta Platforms Ireland Limited has been fined €1.2 billion by the Irish ...
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News briefsNike allegedly misclassified independent contractors in several countries
According to The Guardian and documents obtained by the newspaper, Nike could face a fine of more than $530 million for misclassifying independent contractors. The Guardian reported Friday that the documents reveal the misclassification, which could expose the footwear maker to a fine or even a lawsuit. The sporting goods ...
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News briefsKanye West files trademark for “YZY sock shoes”
Kanye West has filed an application for “YZY sock shoes” via its holding company, Mascott Holdings, TMZ has first reported. Mascotte Holdings, Inc. was formed in June 2004 by West and agent Andre Bodiford. The new trademark application, filed on May 4 to the United States Patent and Trademark ...
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ArticleSustainability has become a status symbol for Gen Z
Gen Z consumers incorporate sustainable values but wish they had more knowledge. We explore what this means for brands and the mistakes to avoid.
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News briefsNike accused of greenwashing in the US
Plaintiff Maria Guadalupe Ellis of Missouri is suing Nike in a proposed class action lawsuit in federal court on behalf of consumers who she alleges were misled by labels when purchasing Nike’s “Sustainability” collection, leading them to believe the clothing is environmentally friendly when it is actually not. Nike claims ...
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News briefsAustrian Under Armour distributor files for bankruptcy
Austria’s Kronen Zeitung reported that the Upper Austrian sporting goods wholesaler BMM Sports GmbH filed for bankruptcy on May 8. The Linz-based company, which most recently held the general distribution for Under Armour in Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovenia and Slovakia, is facing a debt of €16 million, ...
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News briefsReebok files trademark lawsuit against Autry
Reebok, owned by Authentic Brands Group, has filed a lawsuit against Autry USA LLC and Autry International S.r.l accusing them of “aggressively marketing and selling blatant knockoff versions of Reebok shoes” and infringing its trademark rights in the process. The case (No. 1:2023cv10966) was filed in US District Court for ...
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News briefsOlympic rings return to the stadium that staged the first Games of the modern era
Source: © Dmitry Limonov on Unsplash Panathenaic Stadium The giant Olympic rings that symbolize the Olympic Movement have returned to the stadium in Athens that hosted the first Olympic Games of the modern era in 1896. The rings have been installed once again at the Panathenaic (or ...
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News briefsWorld Athletics and the WFSGI to deepen collaboration
The World Athletics and the World Federation of Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to continue and strengthen their collaboration. (L) Sylvia Barlag, World Athletics Council Member and Co-Chair of the Shoe Working Group and (R) Robbert de Kock, President and CEO of ...
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News briefsUnder Armour wins trademark lawsuit
Under Armour has won a trademark infringement lawsuit against Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. Under Armour filed the lawsuit after it came across the defendant using the logo “Street Armor” on sports apparel. The Delhi High Court ruled that logos and motifs used by Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail ...
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ArticleMarketing report on sustainability: “Companies need to be braver”
Marketing professionals want bolder decisions when it comes to their companies’ sustainability strategies, according to a new global marketing study.
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ArticleAdidas hit with shareholder lawsuit over Kanye West relationship
The proposed class action suit, filed in U.S. federal court in Oregon on April 28, names Adidas AG, the company’s former CEO Kasper Rorsted, and current CFO Harm Ohlmeyer as defendants. The 26-page complaint, filed on behalf of Adidas investor HRSA-ILA Funds and other shareholders, accuses the company of ignoring ...
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News briefsSarah Massey appointed as RWC 2025 managing director
Sarah Massey has been appointed managing director of the Local Operating Company (LOC) for England’s Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2025, which will be the tenth edition of the women’s RWC. The LOC is a joint venture between World Rugby and the Rugby Football Union (RFU), or England Rugby. Most recently, ...
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News briefsEuropean Refugee Team to compete at European Games in Poland
A European Olympic Committee (EOC) Refugee Team will compete at the upcoming Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games later this year due to a joint effort between the EOC and the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF). It will be the first time such a team competes in continental Games. The team is set ...
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News briefsUnder Armour sued over midsole patents
Athalonz, LLC, a company that distributes golf and baseball shoes, has filed suit against Under Armour in the East Texas District Court, accusing the company of infringing patents on its Hovr, Curry 4 FloTro and Harper 7 models for specially shaped midsoles with variable foam density designed to provide wearers ...
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News briefsUEFA is considering Champions League final in the U.S.
In an exclusive interview with Men in Blazers, a soccer-focused media company in North America, UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin said that the UEFA Champions League final could be held in the U.S. in the future as UEFA seeks to capitalize on the sport’s rising popularity in the country. The Champions ...
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ArticleHDE calls on EU to take more cues from German supply chain law
On the occasion of the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee voting in favor of the current compromise text on the EU Supply Chain Act (Corporate Sustainabilitiy Due Diligence Directive), the German Retail Association (Handelsverband Deutschland, HDE) has raised the alarm that the proposed supply chain regulation will overburden small and ...
