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Rottefella has appealed the Oslo district court's judgment in the...
Rottefella has appealed the Oslo district court's judgment in the matter of claims against Amer Sports Norway. Rottefella claims violations of marketing regulations, product copying and violations of intellectual property rights in connection with Salomon's launch of its Pro Link cross-country ski bindings earlier this year. On July 13, the ...
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Incentives for fitness participation are being introduced in France for...
Incentives for fitness participation are being introduced in France for companies subscribing to a new collective insurance policy for their employees, called Generali Vitality. The contract is a partnership between Generali and Discovery, a South African insurance company that has reportedly made similar deals with Prudential Insurance in the U.K., ...
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Barack Obama is continuing to push for the ratification of...
Barack Obama is continuing to push for the ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by the U.S. Congress before his departure, although it suffered an unexpected setback in Vietnam. The 12 countries participating in the TPP have signed the agreement in February but it has yet to come into force ...
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Members of the European Platform for Sport Innovation (EPSI) decided...
Members of the European Platform for Sport Innovation (EPSI) decided at their general assembly on Aug. 31 to adopt the Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA) as a roadmap for its activities in the five-year period until 2021. The networking organization strives for a more innovation-friendly environment, in order to stimulate ...
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A member of the European Parliament, Hannu Takkula, presented the...
A member of the European Parliament, Hannu Takkula, presented the key elements of a parliamentary report on the “Integrated approach to Sport Policy: Good Governance, accessibility, integrity” at a meeting organized at the House of Sport in Brussels on Aug. 29. The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry, Fesi, ...
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A delegation of the Federation of the European Sporting Goods...
A delegation of the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) met with Gian-Franco Kasper, the president of the International Ski Federation (FIS), in Brussels on Sept. 6, and agreed on extending the Memorandum of Understanding for World Snow Day, the annual snow festival for children and their families, ...
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The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is...
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is taking part in a conference to be held in Brussels on Monday, Sept. 12, as part of the second European Week of Sport (EWOS). The conference is organized by the House of Sport, which was created around the first EWOS ...
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The U.K. Federation of Sport & Play Associations (FSPA) is...
The U.K. Federation of Sport & Play Associations (FSPA) is urging the British government to stimulate more physical activity for children as part of its strategy against child obesity. It wants the government to reinvest revenues from a “sugar tax” on programs that would promote physical activity and balanced diets ...
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Columbia Sportswear has won a summary judgement in Portland federal...
Columbia Sportswear has won a summary judgement in Portland federal court regarding one of the patents covering its Omni-Heat reflective insulation technology. The Oregon judge found that the “overall visual effect” of the dot pattern used by Columbia was “nearly identical” to that of Seirus Innovative Products' range of Heatwave ...
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A long-standing legal dispute between Crocs and USA Dawgs is...
A long-standing legal dispute between Crocs and USA Dawgs is taking a new turn with an anti-trust lawsuit launched by the latter company against 18 founders, former and current directors of Crocs. It accuses them of conspiring to fraudulently obtain Crocs' clog patents, using them afterwards to attack competitors. It ...
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Adidas has filed a new intellectual property lawsuit in the...
Adidas has filed a new intellectual property lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the state of Oregon against Skechers, claiming that the design of the latter's “Mega Flex” shoe infringes on its “Springblade” concept. Last February, Adidas won a preliminary injunction against Skechers in another Oregon court case over ...
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Billabong International has announced the settlement of a litigation initiated...
Billabong International has announced the settlement of a litigation initiated in 2015 by shareholders who acquired shares in the company between February and December 2011. Billabong says the case will cost it 45 million Australian dollars (€30.5m-$33.7m) but will have no material impact on its results.
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Birkenstock, which is enjoying a boom in the American shoe...
Birkenstock, which is enjoying a boom in the American shoe market, has notified Amazon that it will stop supplying it from next January. It has also asked its authorized dealers not to offer Birkenstock shoes on its marketplace. According to CNBC, Birkenstock has found it impossible to supervise the distribution ...
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The general assembly of Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry...
The general assembly of Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, decided to extend Luca Businaro's mandate as its president through to the end of 2017. Businaro is also currently the president of Fesi, the federation of the European sporting goods industry. Businaro told the assembly that the association is ...
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The highest French appeals court has upheld a decision by...
The highest French appeals court has upheld a decision by the Paris appeal court to quash an earlier arbitration ruling that awarded €404 million to Bernard Tapie, a French businessman, in relation to the sale of his majority stake in Adidas to investors around the late Robert Louis-Dreyfus in 1993. ...
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Overturning one of the rulings issued last November by a...
Overturning one of the rulings issued last November by a U.S. federal administrative law judge, the International Trade Commission ruled against an intellectual property claim lodged by Converse, saying in effect that the brand cannot protect the midsole design of its Chuck Taylor sneakers, which combines a toe cap, a ...
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Nike has filed a lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE),...
Nike has filed a lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), opposing its application for a U.S. trademark on the phrase “Just Bring It,” which would reportedly be used by WWE on various types of clothing. The phrase was made famous by a professional wrestler, Dwayne Johnson, also called “The Rock,” ...
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Alibaba has unveiled a new online system to help detect...
Alibaba has unveiled a new online system to help detect and remove fakes. The announcement was made by the company at the inaugural Rights Holders Collaboration Summit it was hosting in its hometown Hangzhou, China on July 1. The new “IP Joint-Force System” is an online platform designed to make ...
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Participants in the general meetings of Norspo AS and Sporskjedene...
Participants in the general meetings of Norspo AS and Sporskjedene AS unanimously decided that the Norwegian sporting goods organization they owned on a 50-50 basis, Sportsbransjen, will change from a private corporation to an association, funded with members' fees. Sporskjedene groups the seven major Norwegian sports retail chains. Norspo, which ...
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The House of Sport, which was established in September with...
The House of Sport, which was established in September with eleven organizations in the sport and active leisure sector, has been enlarged with the addition of another six partners. The House of Sport encompasses associations and other entities representing various facets of the sports and outdoor industry – some of ...
