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ABG and Shaq file for digital trademarks
Like Nike, Adidas and many others, the Authentic Brands Group (ABG) is staking out a claim in the metaverse. As Footwear News reports, ABG and the retired NBA player Shaquille O’Neal filed three trademark applications in December for the word “SHAQ” as applied to non-downloadable virtual footwear, clothing, headwear and ...
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ITC investigates Adidas’ Primeknit technology
The International Trade Commission of the U.S. has decided to launch an investigation to determine whether Adidas’ Primeknit technology for knitted shoe uppers infringe on six Nike patents for its Flyknit technology. If it determines that Nike’s claims are valid, the ITC may issue exclusion and cease and desist orders, ...
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Jon Ram will chair SFIA
Jonathan Ram, whose career included a stint of more than four years as managing director of New Balance for the EMEA region in 2007-2012, has been elected as chairman of the SFIA, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association of the U.S. He worked for New Balance in various roles between ...
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Lululemon accuses Peloton of improper legal conduct
Lululemon Athletica asked a federal U.S. court in Manhattan to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Peloton Interactive on Nov. 24, claiming improper legal behavior. The Canadian sports apparel company supplied the clothing for a Peloton branded line from 2016 until the American connected fitness company launched its own range in ...
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Nike sues Lululemon for patent infringement
Nike has filed a suit in U.S. District Court in Manhattan against Lululemon Athletica, alleging the infringement of six U.S. patents by the latter’s Mirror Home Gym and related apps, reportedly after Lululemon summarily rejected Nike’s demand to stop the alleged infringements. The Mirror is an interactive, wall-mounted screen that ...
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New Balance stores in Iberia are due to close
The 22 mono-brand stores of New Balance in Spain and Portugal are reportedly going to be shut down by Jan. 15, as they will be no longer supplied with products following the non-renewal of a five-year-old retail store licensing agreement with a Spanish company, Experience Group. The latter was notified ...
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Catalonia seeks to extend Spain’s cultural subsidy to sport
The Union of Sports Federations of Catalonia (UFEC) has renewed its request to the Spanish government for a subsidy to be given to consumers to boost sports participation. The initial request was among the measures proposed in the UFEC’s “Marshall Plan” for the sports industry, submitted in April 2020 with ...
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Draft law would overhaul Spain’s policy on sports
Spain’s Council of Ministers has approved a bill to overhaul national policy on sports through the revision and expansion of a law that dates to 1990. According to its proponent, the Spanish Minister of Culture and Sport Miquel Iceta, the new law would represent an advance in values and take ...
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Change of the guard in Xinjiang
U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act on Dec. 23. The bill, which had been previously approved by both Houses of the U.S. Congress, in spite of reported offstage objections by multinationals such as Apple, Coca-Cola and Nike, bans imports of cotton and other ...
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Afydad joins ModaEspaña
The Spanish Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Distributors, Afydad, has joined the Spanish Fashion Confederation, Confederación ModaEspaña. Founded in 2013, ModaEspaña includes in its ranks other Spanish trade associations such as Fedecon, AEGP, Asefma, Acme, Acotex, SFA, Regalo Fama, AEDM, Asirtex, APBE, AMSE and Asepri. The move reflects the ...
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Consumer confidence dwindles in the U.K.
GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index for the U.K. has fallen by one point so far in December, remaining negative at -15, in the midst of the spreading Omicron variant, which has led to more than 100,000 new daily cases of Covid contamination. The index had improved by three points to -14 ...
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ArticleNew threats for winter sports across the Alps
A lot of snow fell on the Alps during the first full week of December, driving many local ski fans to the slopes. However, the French ski resorts are worried about a big drop in reservations by foreign tourists, especially from the U.K., following a ban by the French government ...
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ArticleFIFA unveils a new commercial partnership structure
Brands will be able for the first time to take up dedicated partnerships with FIFA around women’s football and esports/gaming. The international governing body for football said the new range of partnership packages “will provide more options and flexibility for companies to connect with global football and the biggest cultural ...
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ArticleFESI questions aspects of the Digital Services Act
FESI, the European Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry, said it welcomes the consumer-driven approach taken by the Internal Market Committee (IMCO) of the European Parliament in adopting a report on the future Digital Services Act (DSA) of the European Union, as it introduces an obligation to inform consumers when ...
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New legal tussle between Adidas’ Primeknit and Nike’s FlyKnit
In the latest legal challenge over its labor-saving, knitted-upper Flyknit technology, Nike has filed a patent infringement suit in Oregon’s federal court against Adidas and asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to block imports of its latest Primeknit styles. The list of the products includes various lifestyle, football, running and ...
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News briefsBiden will boycott Beijing Olympics, citing human rights violations
The U.S. government has just announced a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Beijing edition of the Winter Olympic Games. This means that President Joe Biden and his administration will stay away from Beijing and China during the Games, although U.S. athletes will be allowed to compete. “The Biden administration will ...
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German retailers oppose the current anti-Covid measures
Intersport Germany and Rose Bikes are reportedly representing a group of 4,500 stakeholders in Germany that is grouping retailers, trade associations, journalists and economic experts in their opposition against the German government’s Dec. 2 decision to allow only vaccinated people to enter non-essential retail stores. The requirement, which is being ...
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Sequential settles with the SEC
The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has reached a settlement with the bankrupt Sequential Brands Group, ending a pending civil suit against the American licensing company. Based on its reported assets and liabilities in the bankruptcy case, Sequential will have to pay no penalties. The SEC had accused Sequential ...
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Patagonia and Nike are charged in a Dutch court with fostering forced labor in China
We hear that the European Center for Constitutional Rights (ECCHR), with the support of human rights legal office of Prakken d’Oliveira, has filed criminal complaints against several Dutch and U.S. textile and fashion brands that have their European headquarters in the Netherlands. They argue that Patagonia, Nike, C&A and State ...
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ArticleBig changes in anti-trust commercial regulations are being discussed in Brussels
Following a workshop held on Nov. 14 and 15, where the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) and other trade associations expressed their reservations about it, the European Commission has agreed to revise at least one of the new draft VBER2022 regulations and guidelines that it submitted for ...
