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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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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 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 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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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 briefsBritish MPs write to Frasers Group against use of facial recognition cameras
A cross-party collection of nearly 50 Members of Parliament and peers have written to Frasers Group, the owner of Sports Direct, condemning the use of “live facial recognition” cameras in the group’s stores, The Guardian has reported. The parliamentarians have described the technology as “invasive and discriminatory,” urging the group ...
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News briefsIronman and L’Equipe Group form new partnership in France
Ironman and L’Equipe Group have announced a new broadcast partnership that will see L’Equipe provide live coverage in France for 12 Ironman races in 2023. These will include both the men’s and women’s editions of the VinFast Ironman World Championship triathlon in Nice, France – the first time since the ...
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News briefsWorld Rugby puts women’s rugby at the heart of its growth plans
World Rugby, the global governing body for the sport of rugby union, has announced details of Accelerate, a new framework for the development of women’s rugby. Accelerate will see the international federation form bespoke partnerships with national unions, governments and brands to raise standards on and off the field. The ...
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News briefsWebinar on France’s EPR requirements
France’s Triman logo To mark last year’s new extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws in France, particularly the labeling legislation and the use of the “Triman” logo, we bought you an overview from our legal expert Rutger Oldenhuis. Now Irish-headquartered company Compliance and Risks – makers of an ...
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News briefsCeferin re-elected as UEFA president
Aleksander Ceferin was re-elected as UEFA president by acclamation at the 47th Ordinary UEFA Congress, which was held in Lisbon on April 5. Ceferin, a 55-year-old Slovenian lawyer, will serve a further four-year term, his third as president of the continental sport governing body. Ceferin’s election did not come as ...
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News briefsShiffrin listed in Time’s 100 most influential people of 2023
After surpassing Ingemar Stenmark’s 1989 record for the most Alpine World Cup victories ever to become the most successful skier of all time (or the sport’s “GOAT”) in March, American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has now been named one of Time’s 100 most influential people of 2023. Source: Team ...
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News briefsFrance will invest up to €5 million to promote women’s football, adding to existing funds
Philippe Diallo, interim president of the French Football Federation (FFF), and Jean-Michel Aulas, member of the FFF executive committee and the owner of French football club Olympic Lyonnais, presented on April 13 a new plan to promote elite women’s football in the country. The budget that the FFF allocates to ...
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News briefsFrench Government to distribute 400,000 free tickets for Paris 2024
The French Government will distribute around 400,000 tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games under the “Tous aux Jeux” scheme, which is meant to make the events accessible to all. Around 100,000 of these tickets will be distributed for the Olympic Games and a further 300,000 for the ...
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News briefsNew race walking event to debut at Paris 2024
World Athletics has announced that a new race walking team event will debut at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The new marathon race walk will feature 25 teams, each comprising one male and one female athlete, who will complete the marathon distance (42.195km) in four legs of approximately equal distance. ...
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News briefsAmazon releases Brand Protection Report
Amazon has released its third annual Brand Protection Report to highlight its own progress in four key areas: controls to protect its store; tools to protect brands; holding bad actors accountable; and protecting and educating customers. Of particular note for sporting goods companies, Amazon reports expanded brand protection tools for ...
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News briefsShareholder lawsuit against Peloton dismissed
A federal judge in New York has dismissed a shareholder class action lawsuit against Peloton that accused the fitness company of intentionally misleading investors who lost money when the company’s stock price plunged after the pandemic. The suit was a consolidation of several shareholder lawsuits filed against the company and ...
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News briefsActivist platform calls on Nike to be more transparent about supply chain labor conditions
According to Reuters, London-based activist shareholder platform Tulipshare is calling on Nike to provide more transparency about working conditions in its supply chain and disclose whether the company’s policies actually meet its stated justice goals and human rights commitments. The group, which owns 276 Nike shares and wants to help ...
