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A district court in Oregon has dismissed a complaint from...
A district court in Oregon has dismissed a complaint from Gilmar, the Italian apparel company that markets its own Iceberg brand, that Icebreaker's brand name hurts the trademark rights of Gilmar in the U.S. The judge did not see any infringement of intellectual property rights. Reportedly, Jeremy Moon, the chief ...
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Oakley is trying to stop the previously reported sponsorship deal...
Oakley is trying to stop the previously reported sponsorship deal between the golfer Rory McIlroy and Nike, suing them both for breach of contract. Oakley, a former sponsor of McIlroy, says that it tried to use its right of first refusal to match Nike's offer, but the golfer and his ...
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SRAM has done some reorganizing at its marketing team in...
SRAM has done some reorganizing at its marketing team in Europe, saying that the move will better serve its road, mountain bike and urban segments. Gaetan Vétois is the company's new European marketing manager, and he will work with the teams from original equipment sales, aftermarket, dealer marketing, and marketing and ...
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Stand-Up-Paddling will kick off for the first time with a...
Stand-Up-Paddling will kick off for the first time with a real-water testing pool at Ispo Munich 2013. The retail market has already set their sights on the trend of Stand-Up-Paddling, generally shortened to SUP. Tourism agencies, sport-schools and event organizers have steadily upgraded their equipment to include this beginner-friendly sport.
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Millet is going to launch the first skis under its...
Millet is going to launch the first skis under its own name, in partnership with Zag, for the winter 2013/14 season. They will go with a full line of double-layer outerwear for all-mountain skiing and a dedicated backpack, with an integrated airbag. Millet is the technical apparel brand of the ...
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To be prepared for the launch of its own range...
To be prepared for the launch of its own range of apparel next winter, K2 Europe is investing in new staff. It has hired Johanna Rastner as European sales and product manager. Reporting to Marcus Voss, sales director in charge of the same region, she will be based at the ...
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Under the leadership of Nathalie Meinfelder as sales and marketing...
Under the leadership of Nathalie Meinfelder as sales and marketing manager, Amplifi Coalition has taken on the German distribution of Lolë, the Canadian brand of training appparel for women. Meinfelder already takes care of the Norwegian sports underwear line of Kari Traa in the same country. Her network of regional ...
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A total of 120 companies from Scandinavia are registered to...
A total of 120 companies from Scandinavia are registered to exhibit products at the next Ispo Munich fair in February. Many will be located in the Scandinavian Outdoor Group's Scandinavian Village. Some others will have a presence in the new Nordic XC Village, which will place more of a focus on ...
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Simon Blazeby, the 33-year-old English manager who has been running...
Simon Blazeby, the 33-year-old English manager who has been running the Spanish Sports Unlimited show in Valencia, is switching to a new function as group exhibition director of Reed Sunaidi Exhibition, the Saudi Arabian unit of Reed Exhibitions. In that function, he will be running five fairs in different sectors ...
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A well-known Cuban-American designer of shoes and accessories, Alejandro Ingelmo,...
A well-known Cuban-American designer of shoes and accessories, Alejandro Ingelmo, has been picked by Dwyane Wade, the NBA All-Star champion, as creative consultant for Li-Ning's new Wade line of athletic and lifestyle footwear and apparel. Wade is reported to be one of the celebrities who have been shopping at the ...
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The Indian Batra Group and other investors have reportedly acquired undisclosed...
The Indian Batra Group and other investors have reportedly acquired undisclosed shareholdings in Rampant Sporting, a British young fashion brand founded five years ago that is expanding internationally and online. Rirchard Hartley will remain at the helm of the company. Batra is the licensee of Fila in the Indian subcontinent. It ...
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Iconix Brand Group has announced the completion of its acquisition of...
Iconix Brand Group has announced the completion of its acquisition of Umbro and the related intellectual property assets from Nike for $225 million in cash. Iconix funded the takeover through a previously announced $600 million securized financing facility. Umbro took its name from Humphrey Brothers Clothing, a company founded in 1924 by two ...
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The Ideas Active Sports Design Network has selected the word...
The Ideas Active Sports Design Network has selected the word “Find” as the tagline for its Winter 2014/15 color card, stressing the current demand for something innovative and surprising in a world gripped by problems that require new paths and solutions. The new Ideas color card, whose preview can be ordered ...
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Intersport Bündl is the first affiliate of Intersport in Austria...
Intersport Bündl is the first affiliate of Intersport in Austria to have set up a full-fledged factory outlet. It is located in the factory outlet center operated by McArthur Glenn in Salzburg, far away from Intersport Bündl's 18 other Intersport stores in the country. The factory outlet has a total surface ...
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After five months of excellent growth in the Swedish sporting...
After five months of excellent growth in the Swedish sporting goods industry, sales slowed somewhat in October. Though positive, sales growth was only 2.1 percent in October when compared with the same month last year, according to Sweden's HUI Research. The accumulated sales growth for 2012 through October was 7.5 ...
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Crocs has reported victories against counterfeiters in the courts of Shanghai and...
Crocs has reported victories against counterfeiters in the courts of Shanghai and Dongguan. Between March 13 and Sept. 27, 18 people were sentenced in the two courts to a combined total of more than 46 years in prison and fines of more than $450,000. Out of them, 17 people were declared guilty of counterfeiting, and two were ...
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Vibram had filed a suit against Fila in the U.S....
Vibram had filed a suit against Fila in the U.S. in July 2011 for infringing on its designs for FiveFingers separated-toe shoes through its Skeletoes range of footwear. The two parties have agreed to settle the case at unknown conditions, making a court ruling unnecessary.
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Nike is fighting another battle against Chinese authorities. The U.S....
Nike is fighting another battle against Chinese authorities. The U.S. company is one of the sponsors of Liu Xiang, the first Chinese to have won an Olympic gold medal in men's track & field competitions in 2004 as 110-meter hurdler, and a national sports hero. According to The Wall Street Journal, Nike does ...
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Ricochet replaces Fast as the exclusive French sales agency for...
Ricochet replaces Fast as the exclusive French sales agency for Dainese. The Italian brand of protection clothing and equipment for various sports already has ten stores and 400 points of sale in France. Ricochet, which has a network of about 15 sales reps in the country, represents also Asolo, Lowe Alpine, ...
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The Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) has a new president...
The Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) has a new president from South Korea. Tim Trinka has been unanimously elected to lead the organization for the next two years. He works as a senior foreign lawyer at Bae, Kim & Lee in Seoul. He has been co-chairman of the Real Estate ...
