News briefs – Page 15
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News briefsIOC launches Climate Action Awards
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants to recognize National Olympic Committees (NOCs), International Federations (IFs) and Olympians and Paralympians for effective projects to combat climate change and has launched the Climate Action Awards to do just that. Supported by TOPs (Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partners), Airbnb, P&G and Deloitte, the ...
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News briefsAmazon helps seize fake sports apparel and other counterfeit products in China
Amazon has announced the identification and disruption of three counterfeiting operations in China’s Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces, thanks to a collaboration between the local public security bureaus (PSBs) and intel provided by Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU). Chinese law enforcement seized more than 240,000 counterfeit items, including fake sports apparel, ...
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News briefsLaureus 2022 Sport for Good Index released
Laureus, the global organization that celebrates sporting excellence and the power of sport to transform the lives of children and young people, has unveiled the second edition of the Laureus Sport for Good Index. The Index, developed in partnership with sports media and events company SportsPro, highlights the brands that ...
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News briefsAndrea Varnier set to become the new CEO of Milano Cortina 2026
Andrea Varnier is set to become the new CEO of the organizing committee of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Varnier was chosen for the role by Italy’s minister of sports, Andrea Abodi. His appointment will not be official until Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni approves it. ...
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News briefsPeloton and Echelon settle all pending litigation
Peloton Interactive, Inc. and Echelon have settled all pending litigation between them, Peloton said in a press release on Nov. 8. All pending actions are dismissed. As a result of this global settlement, Echelon has agreed to cease using Peloton’s patented leaderboard technology in on-demand courses. The parties indicated they ...
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News briefsGermany decides on energy price cap, effective 2023
German energy price caps announced by Chancellor Olaf Scholz to mitigate the impact of inflation will go into effect in early 2023, according to a government timetable. The gas price effect is set to go into effect on Jan. 1 for large companies and on March 1 for households and ...
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News briefsMore sanctions against Belarus considered
The European Union will examine the possibility of imposing sanctions against Belarus for its role in supporting Russia in its war against Ukraine, according to Czech prime minister Petr Fiala. The Czech Republic holds the rotating presidency of the European Union. “We are currently examining […] Belarus’ role and the ...
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News briefsAdidas and Scottish FA extend their partnership deal until 2028
Adidas and the Scottish Football Association (Scottish FA) have extended their partnership agreement until 2028. The partnership, which sees Adidas as the Scottish FA’s official kit supplier, has been in place since 2010. The Scotland men’s national team has recently secured second seeding in next year’s UEFA Euro 2024 qualification ...
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News briefsA new ATP-WTA event with mixed teams from 2023
The ATP and WTA have announced that the United Cup, a new mixed teams event, will launch the 2023 tennis season in Australia. The event, presented in partnership with Tennis Australia, will showcase teams from 18 countries, with the best men’s and women’s players competing together. The matches will take ...
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News briefsKoroyd wins against Burton in German patent violation case
After a 15-month legal dispute in a German court, Koroyd released a statement on Oct. 27 regarding its victory in the Düsseldorf district court in its patent infringement case against Burton. The first-instance ruling concludes that Burton infringed patent EP 1 694 152 in Germany by manufacturing and selling Anon ...
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News briefsOfficial launch of the FIFA World Cup licensed double seal
Recently, FIFA approved Beijing Huaxia Chuanshi Collection Co., Ltd. to be the licensee of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ in China, and their products of the FIFA World Cups licensed double seal were officially launched. The seal has ...
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News briefsAmazon expands legal efforts to stop the source of fake reviews
Amazon has announced that it has filed its first criminal complaint in Italy and its first lawsuit in Spain as part of its legal efforts to shut down fake review brokers. These two unprecedented lawsuits in Europe target bad actors that attempt to orchestrate fake reviews on Amazon and other ...
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News briefsAndrea Abodi is the minister of sports of Italy’s new government
Andrea Abodi has been named the minister of sports and youth affairs in Giorgia Meloni’s new government. Meloni, who has succeeded Mario Draghi as Italy’s prime minister, and her cabinet took the oath before Italy’s president, Sergio Mattarella, on Oct. 22. Abodi’s appointment marks the return of a ministry of ...
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News briefsDecathlon supports new chair in ecodesign in France
Decathlon France has partnered with École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD), a Paris-based art and design grande école, to launch a new “Chair in Ecodesign and Creation.” The chair, at the crossroads of research and practice, will support the development of sustainable solutions in the fields of leisure, sports ...
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News briefsItaly will probably have a Ministry of Sports
Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy), the party that won the latest parliamentary elections in Italy on Sept. 25, has declared that the new government will most likely include a Ministry of Sports in its own right, Gazzetta dello Sport has reported based on a radio interview. Outgoing Lazio regional councilor ...
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News briefsWorld Padel Tour sweetens the pot to retain players
In light of the founding of a second league, Premier Padel, the nine-year-old World Padel Tour (WPT) has set forth a new modus operandi for the next half-decade. Chief among the changes is the elimination of the exclusivity clause from its player contracts. Until now, WPT players have had to ...
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News briefsDispute over “Black Friday” trademark in Germany ends
The trademark “Black Friday” was declared revoked by the Berlin Appellate Court on Oct. 14, 2022, with retroactive effect from April 25, 2019. The court thus confirmed the trademark cancellation for all goods and services that had not already been canceled by the German Federal Patent Court (BPatG). The German ...
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News briefsSkechers sues Hermès over patent infringement
Skechers USA has sued French fashion house Hermès International and Hermès of Paris for patent infringement of its proprietary Massage Fit® sole technology. The lawsuit was filed on Oct. 18 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. In 2022, Hermès introduced two ...
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News briefsUK revokes VAT-free shopping scheme for foreigners
Jeremy Hunt, the British chancellor of the exchequer (finance minister) since Oct. 14, 2022, announced that the government no longer intends to introduce a scheme to eliminate value-added tax (VAT) for foreign tourists. Hunt succeeded Kwasi Kwarteng, who was forced to resign after only 38 days in office after announcing ...
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News briefsArmani signs four-year partnership with FSI and unveils EA7 collections
With its ski and lifestyle apparel collection EA7, Giorgio Armani is partnering with the Italian winter sports federation FSI for the coming four winters as the Italian athlete’s technical outfitter. The apparel lines include ski suits, overalls, jackets, insulation pieces and leisurewear, rounded up by a range of accessories and ...
