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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) said...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) said it has welcomed the targets announced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to reduce physical inactivity. In June 2018, the WHO published its Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018-2030: More Active People for a Healthier World. The plan calls ...
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The European Outdoor Group (EOG), will have a new general...
The European Outdoor Group (EOG), will have a new general secretary, Arne Strate, who will succeed Mark Held as of Jan. 1. Strate, a 42-year-old German executive, joined the EOG in January 2016 as head of marketing and business development, after working in marketing for two action sports brands, Reef ...
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The Provincial Court of Madrid has ruled against JD Sports...
The Provincial Court of Madrid has ruled against JD Sports in the lawsuit it filed in February 2016 against the Spanish chain Oteros Sport over the “Sneakers for All” logo. Founded in 1995, Oteros operates 25 stores under the “Sneakers for All” name, selling sports apparel and shoes, and 60 ...
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Vans has sued Primark, the British fast fashion retailer, in...
Vans has sued Primark, the British fast fashion retailer, in a federal U.S. court in Brooklyn, charging that it began selling copies of its Old Skool and SK8 Hi vulcanized shoes in the U.S. The hot American brand of sneakers says that Primark started selling those knockoffs in some ...
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The Federation of the European Sports Industry (Fesi) praised the...
The Federation of the European Sports Industry (Fesi) praised the European Parliament's decision to approve the Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan. Among other benefits, the free trade agreement will remove customs duties of about one billion euros annually on European products and services exported to Japan, including almost €20 million ...
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In a communiqué released on Dec. 8, after a summit...
In a communiqué released on Dec. 8, after a summit of Olympic movement leaders, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) calls the inclusion of e-sports as medal events “premature” and in need of “further dialogue and study.” The IOC cites the divergent values of sports and e-sports, the latter being driven ...
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Adidas has taken Rafinha to court in Amsterdam, according to...
Adidas has taken Rafinha to court in Amsterdam, according to The Mirror, demanding that the Barcelona midfielder should pay a penalty of €100,000 for each day that he doesn't wear Adidas shoes in the field and Adidas apparel at all media appearances. The 25-year-old Brazilian football player, whose real name ...
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In response to a filed complaint and a subsequent, as...
In response to a filed complaint and a subsequent, as yet incomplete investigation, Spain's National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) has reportedly initiated punitive proceedings against Adidas Spain for anti-competitive practices, alleging the prohibition of online sales and cross-selling and excessive non-competition clauses in the company's contracts with its ...
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A customer, Sherry Foster, has filed suit in New York...
A customer, Sherry Foster, has filed suit in New York District court against Skechers, claiming that the batteries in her son's S-Lights sneakers leaked and gave him second-degree burns. She is attempting to gain class certification for all buyers of footwear containing Ni-Cad batteries since Nov. 7, 2015. The suit ...
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The European Commission has approved a set of free trade...
The European Commission has approved a set of free trade and investment agreements with Vietnam, submitting them to the member states and the European Parliament for final endorsement. Under the free trade agreement, both Vietnam and the European Union will eliminate 99 percent of their import duties on each other ...
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The German Cartel Office has launched an investigation into Amazon's...
The German Cartel Office has launched an investigation into Amazon's practices, checking whether it is engaging in anti-competitive practices through its marketplace. It has indicated that its double role as a big internet retailer with a big marketplace may prevent other traders from using its platform.
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A draft report has surfaced about investigations being carried out...
A draft report has surfaced about investigations being carried out in Brussels into dumping practices and subsidies for e-bikes made in China, according to MLex, a press agency covering regulatory news in the U.S., Europe, Southeast Asia and Australia. The draft reportedly recommends anti-subsidy duties of up to 16.14 percent ...
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Adidas has filed suit in South Florida District Court against...
Adidas has filed suit in South Florida District Court against a further 200 websites for the sale of counterfeit Yeezy, Adidas and Reebok shoes. It is seeking the seizure of their domains, the scrubbing of their URLs from search engines and $2 million in statutory damages per defendant.
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Stephen Lopes, a shareholder of Fitbit, has filed suit in...
Stephen Lopes, a shareholder of Fitbit, has filed suit in North California District Court against the company, alleging that it made materially false and misleading statements and failed to disclose material adverse facts to investors from Aug. 2, 2016, to Jan. 30, 2017. Lopes alleges in particular that Fitbit overstated ...
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Boardriders says that the judicial investigation of Pierre Agnes' mysterious...
Boardriders says that the judicial investigation of Pierre Agnes' mysterious death at sea last Jan. 30 was closed in June, concluding that it was due to an accident. The former chief executive of Quiksilver and Boardriders was given a Lifetime Achievement Award in an emotional ceremony on Oct. 5 before ...
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The Swiss anti-trust authority, Comco, has started an investigation into...
The Swiss anti-trust authority, Comco, has started an investigation into an apparent price-fixing scheme by Stöckli Swiss Sports. It has expressed concern about a ban on online sales of its products by its retail clients and on exchanges of products between them.
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A federal court in California has rejected the $750,000 settlement...
A federal court in California has rejected the $750,000 settlement proposed by New Balance to end a class action lawsuit filed against the company early this year, while leaving the door open for an appeal. The suit questions the veracity of the “Made in the USA” labeling in the Boston-based ...
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A district court in Massachusetts has denied Puma's motion to...
A district court in Massachusetts has denied Puma's motion to dismiss a patent-infringement lawsuit launched by Nike to protect seven patents behind its trademarked Flyknit weave for shoe uppers. Puma had argued that two of Nike's patents were invalid because they pertained to visual patterns and not to any technical ...
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Freedom United, an apparel company based in California, is seeking...
Freedom United, an apparel company based in California, is seeking damages and an injunction against Puma in Manhattan's federal court. Freedom United claims trademark protection dating to 2006 for the initials “FU.” Specifically, it cites the use of “F.U.” to stand for “Fenty University” in Puma's Fenty collection for Rihanna. ...
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Billabong has prevailed in an appeal to the European Union...
Billabong has prevailed in an appeal to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) from Billa, an Austrian supermarket chain operating in Central and Eastern Europe. Billa had sought to register its name as a trademark for metals, jewelry, leathergoods, games and toys. Billabong successfully opposed the registry on the ...
