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Confirming the rulings of lower courts, Europe's General Court in...
Confirming the rulings of lower courts, Europe's General Court in Luxemburg has backed Adidas' opposition to an attempt by another company, Shoe Branding Europe, to register a two-stripe trademark in Belgium. Adidas had no comment. The legal dispute started in 2009 when Shoe Branding filed its first application for the ...
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Nike has won a case in the 9th U.S. Circuit...
Nike has won a case in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which found that the Jordan logo did not violate the copyrights of a photographer, Jacobus Rentmeester. The court admitted, however, that Nike's Jumpman logo was obviously inspired by his photo. Rentmeester had already lost in a federal ...
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Myanmar has increased by 33 percent the minimum wage for...
Myanmar has increased by 33 percent the minimum wage for workers in the garment industry, which will be of MMK 4,800 (€2.9-$3.6) per day, or MMK 600 (€0.36-$0.44) per hour. The current basic daily salary is MMK 3,600 (€2.7-$3.3), a rate which was established in September 2012. The raise will ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has developed the WFSGI Compliance Labelling Requirements (CLR) Database, an online tool providing worldwide information on labeling requirements for the sporting goods industry. The database is to help companies face the everyday challenge of unclear labeling information, and therefore to avoid ...
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Garmin has settled a patent dispute with Navico after losing...
Garmin has settled a patent dispute with Navico after losing the case in the International Trade Commission in the U.S. The two parties have agreed on a series of cross-licensing deals that should allow both companies to bring innovative products to the market.
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Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, held a seminar...
Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, held a seminar entitled “Sport Industry: The Italian Excellence” in South Korea on the occasion of the 23rd Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. The seminar, which was organized in collaboration with the Italian Trade Commission (ICE), took place at Casa Italia, the headquarters ...
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The European Parliament has endorsed the reforms to geo-blocking that...
The European Parliament has endorsed the reforms to geo-blocking that were agreed last year between the European Commission, the European Council and the European Parliament. Negotiators had agreed to put an end to unjustified geo-blocking, meaning that consumers should be allowed to purchase more products and services online from websites ...
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Li Ning, Akito Mizuno and Simon Cheng have been appointed...
Li Ning, Akito Mizuno and Simon Cheng have been appointed to the board of directors of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) until 2020. The three members were elected at the general assembly of the WFSGI, held in Munich just before Ispo. Li Ning, the former Olympic ...
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The general assembly of the Federation of the European Sporting...
The general assembly of the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi), held during Ispo Munich, appointed Virgil Caillet, director general of the French sports and bicycle industry association, Federation Union Sport & Cycle, as a new member of its board, as vice president and member of the executive ...
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The German competition authority (BKA) reports that the Bundesgerichtshof, the...
The German competition authority (BKA) reports that the Bundesgerichtshof, the Federal Court of Justice, has ruled Asics could not issue blanket bans preventing its dealers from using price comparison engines. As described by the BKA, the decision issued on Dec. 12 and published on Jan. 19 means that per se ...
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The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, which is the supreme...
The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, which is the supreme court of the Swiss Confederation, has delivered a judgment stating that schools cannot ask parents more than CHF 16 (€14-$17) per day as a contribution to the costs for compulsory excursions and snow sports camps. The judgement was issued last ...
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Mueller Sports Medicine has won a German patent case. A...
Mueller Sports Medicine has won a German patent case. A German court enjoined 100 Mile from selling its Ultimate Performance knee brace, awarding unspecified damages and attorney's fees to the American company. A similar case is still pending in the U.K.
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Macron is supporting Vicenza Calcio, the troubled Italian professional football...
Macron is supporting Vicenza Calcio, the troubled Italian professional football club based in Vicenza, Veneto, which has been placed in administration. The Macron Store in Vicenza has launched a campaign to help the team. Starting on Jan. 20, Macron said the store will donate 20 percent of every sale of ...
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Bernard Tapie is to face trial for embezzlement and misuse...
Bernard Tapie is to face trial for embezzlement and misuse of public funds along with five other defendants, around a decision by an arbitration committee to award him a controversial payout of €405 million in 2008, relating to the sale of Adidas. The arbitration came after a long drawn-out legal ...
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Brooks Sports has appealed against a ruling by the U.S....
Brooks Sports has appealed against a ruling by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), which dismissed the running specialist's opposition to the registration of an Anta logo. Brooks filed its opposition on the grounds of potential confusion and dilution, in relation with its registered path and Heritage chevron marks. ...
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Representatives of employers and employees are at loggerheads over a...
Representatives of employers and employees are at loggerheads over a proposed increase in the minimum wage in Myanmar, one of the lowest-cost sourcing alternatives to China. Employers object that the proposed increase to $3.53 (€2.95) a day from March onwards is far too high, imposing a heavy burden that will ...
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Industry associations of the bicycle sector have joined forces in...
Industry associations of the bicycle sector have joined forces in the new World Bicycle Industry Association (WBIA). This new non-profit organization was officially founded in Switzerland in December by the Bicycle Association of Japan (BAJ), the U.S. Bicycle Products Suppliers Association (BPSA), the Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (Conebi) ...
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The European Commission is gradually increasing funding of sports-related projects...
The European Commission is gradually increasing funding of sports-related projects through its Erasmus+ program, which started in 2014. It has set aside a budget of around €50 million to fund about 200 projects in 2018, building up gradually to 300 projects for €70 million in 2020. That would compare with ...
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The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) has announced that...
The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) has announced that Jean-Claude Bel is stepping back from his role as chief executive of the association but is not retiring. He has asked EFTTA's board to allow him step back into a part-time job. Bel, who has been at the helm of ...
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Adidas has reportedly reached an out-of-court settlement with M Design...
Adidas has reportedly reached an out-of-court settlement with M Design & Manufacturing, one of Forever 21's suppliers, in a trademark case claiming that Forever 21, a Los-Angeles based fast-fashion retailer, had violated trademark law by using Adidas' three-stripe mark. The terms of the settlement were not immediately disclosed. The lawsuit, ...
