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Adidas loses appeal about H&M’s two stripes
Ending a trademark dispute that began in 1997, the Dutch Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Adidas against a lower court’s ruling that a two-stripe logo used by Hennes & Mauritz did not infringe on its iconic Three Stripes. A key factor in H&M’s success was a market research ...
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The International Ski Federation will not change its name
The national federations that belong to the International Ski Federations (FIS) failed to approve proposals to change the organization’s name to “International Ski and Snowboard Federation” or “International Snowsports Federation.” The vote was taken online at an extraordinary congress held under the leadership of the FIS’ new president, Johan Eliasch. ...
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ArticleILO adopts code of practice for shoe and apparel manufacturing
To provide a practical basis for employers, workers and governments to work together to advance an occupational safety and health (OSH) prevention culture in the textile, clothing, leather and footwear manufacturing sector, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has worked out its first code of practice on safety and health for ...
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French court clears Bernard Tapie
In view of his death on Sunday Oct. 3, the Paris Court of Appeals has decided to “extinguish” all pursuits against Bernard Tapie in the case that pitted him against a French bank, Crédit Lyonnais, that helped him to finance Adidas’ takeover. The issue revolved around a sum of €403,000 ...
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Sri Lanka defies supply chain problems
In contrast with some other sourcing countries, Sri Lanka seems to be poised to meet its targets for apparel exports, thanks to a successful anti-Covid vaccination campaign. An executive committee member of Sri Lanka’s Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) told just-style that the country’s garment exports went up to $2.75 ...
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U.K. anti-trust authority probes JD and Leicester City over shirt sales
The U.K. Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an investigation into suspected violations of competition law by the Leicester City Football Club and JD Sports Fashion over the sale of club-branded products in the U.K. The replica shirts of the club, which won England’s FA Cup in May, are ...
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Vietnamese plants will reopen as more than a third of the population is vaccinated
Big and small sports companies relying on Vietnam to source some of their apparel and footwear are breathing a sigh of relief as the factory lockdowns imposed in mid-July are due to be lifted on Oct. 1, as expected, although it will take months to take the production back to ...
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Skechers wins dismissal of energy lights suit
A Dstrict Court for the state of Illinois has dismissed with prejudice a proposed class action suit launched by Rikki Guajardo in May 2019. She claimed that her child had suffered pain and burns when Skechers’ Energy Lights sneakers heated up. She accused the company of deceptive trade practices and ...
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FESI announces a “StrongHER” sports campaign for girls
At opening ceremony in Bled, Slovenia of the annual European Week of Sport, which is being held all over Europe on Sept. 23-30, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) pledged its support for HealthyLifestyle4all (HL4A), a new initiative of the European Commission. Specifically, it will be launching ...
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ArticleFESI supports the new GSP in part
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) has released a statement that welcomes the proposed adjustment and extension for the new ten years of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Regulation (GSP) by the European Commission, while recommendation a clarification of the definition of “sensitive” products. The GSP grants ...
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WFSGI boosts the representation of the bike and manufacturing sectors on its board
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI), which held its World Cycling Forum in Munich in connection with the IAA Mobility show earlier this month, has announced the election of two prominent new board members from the bicycle industry and of a new representive of Apache Footwear on ...
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New Balance faces new complaint over its made in USA label
A consumer advocacy organization, truthinadvertising.org, has filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), asking it to investigate the validity of New Balance’s “made in USA” label, which it uses in at least a dozen models of footwear. According to the complaint, NB claims “a domestic value of ...
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Sports Direct is fined for spamming customers
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Sports Direct and two other firms for spamming consumers with unwanted marketing messages over the internet, according to The Telegraph. The British sporting goods retailer has been fined £70,000 (€81,500-$95,600) for sending 2.3 million e-mails to former customers from December 2019 to ...
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ArticleEurope's winter sports industry calls for uniform anti-virus protocols
The European Sporting Goods Industry Association, FESI, is circulating a statement calling on national government authorities to avoid “another catastrophic season” for the winter sporting goods industry, particularly in view of recent increases in the number of Covid infections in certain countries, which are creating the risk of “localized waves.” ...
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Peloton scores a victory in patent suit
A federal court in Texas has dismissed claims of patent infringement made by Mad Dogg Athletics against Peloton Interactive. Mad Dogg argued that Peloton’s business model was infringing on two patents it held for its own exercise bikes. The court rejected the claims, argueing that the two patents were abstract ...
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French advertising body agrees that Adidas has stretched its sustainability claims
The ARPP, a non-governmental association for the self-regulation of advertising in France, has sided with a consumer against Adidas. The consumer contends that the German brand’s claims made earlier this year with regard to both the recycled content of its Stan Smith Forever shoes and the extent to which the ...
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New hurdles in JD’s takeover of Footasylum
Leaving the door open for other comments by Sept. 16 before making a final decision in October, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) restated on Sept. 2 its provisional ban on JD Sports Fashion’s already completed acquisition of the Footasylum, in spite of criticism expressed by the Competition Appeal ...
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Peloton faces governmental inquiries
Peloton Interactive has revealed that it is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security about its reporting of the treadmill accidents that resulted in a much-publicized product recall earlier this year. Peloton is also being investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, ...
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Nike is suing John Geiger over his GF-01 sneaker
Nike has filed a lawsuit against John Geiger’s John Geiger Co and La La Land Production and Design Inc. for allegedly infringing on Nike’s classic Air Force 1 silhouette. Nike claims that Geiger’s “GF-01” sneaker looks too much like Nike’s Air Force 1 and can generate confusion. In response, Geiger ...
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Anti-counterfeiting initiative seizes nearly 10,000 fake golf clubs
In a broad crackdown on the sale of counterfeit golf products, the U.S. golf manufacturers’ anti-counterfeiting task force (The Golf Group) has identified 9,769 clubs and numerous golf accessories, as well as more than 10,600 branded tags and labels, according to the Keep Golf Real website. The items found and ...
