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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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Stefan Herzog, a well-known name in German sports retailing, has...
Stefan Herzog, a well-known name in German sports retailing, has assumed the newly created position of secretary general of VDS, the German sporting goods retailers' association chaired by Werner Haizmann. Much like the appointment in February 2016 of Michael Nendwich as general manager of VSSÖ, the Austrian counterpart of VDS, ...
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Nike and the European Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry...
Nike and the European Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) partnered with Sport and Citizenship to organize a conference near Brussels on “Shaping a New Active Generation. “ Representatives of Adidas, Foot Locker, Play International and other institutions adopted a “Brussels Active Kids” statement that aims to stimulate action ...
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Nike said it is “deeply concerned” by a lawsuit filed...
Nike said it is “deeply concerned” by a lawsuit filed by a woman in Las Vegas who claims that she was raped by Ronaldo in 2009. His new cub, Juventus, said it was fully behind the football star.
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The European Commission has recommended the reinstatement of the one...
The European Commission has recommended the reinstatement of the one bag bass limit for fishermen from Oct. 1, and for the remainder of 2018. In June, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (Ices) had issued revised scientific advice which reduced the estimated impact of recreational fishing on ...
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Puma has won an appeal in the General Court of...
Puma has won an appeal in the General Court of the European Union, which has asked the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to re-examine the company's claims against Doosan Machine Tools. That company had registered in 2012 a figurative mark resembling its own logo for goods and services related to ...
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Textilwirtschaft reports that Bogner has reached a settlement with Alexander...
Textilwirtschaft reports that Bogner has reached a settlement with Alexander Wirth, who abruptly left as chief executive last year. It was reported at the time that the company questioned some of the partnerships arranged by Wirth, and that these alleged issues precipitated his departure, but the two parties have apparently ...
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Skechers USA and three of its top executives including the...
Skechers USA and three of its top executives including the company's founder, Robert Greenberg, are the targets of a class action suit by shareholders who claim that they were not told the whole story about certain foreseeable logistic costs in China. They also allege that Greenberg sold a considerable number ...
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Crossfit has settled a lawsuit with its primary sponsor, Reebok,...
Crossfit has settled a lawsuit with its primary sponsor, Reebok, over disputed royalty payments. The terms have been kept confidential, but they did include a unspecified payment for back royalties. The two parties entered a licensing and sponsorship agreement in 2010 that made Crossfit the title sponsor of the Crossfit ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and the Sports & Fitness Industry Association are working together on the launch of an online database that will provide subscribers with global information on product labelling requirements for the sports and fitness industry. The database, which should be operational this ...
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Helly Hansen has sued Off-White, the lifestyle fashion company headed...
Helly Hansen has sued Off-White, the lifestyle fashion company headed up by Virgil Abloh, in a federal court of Illinois, claiming that it intentionally stole its black and white striped logo, using it since 2013. The suit calls for the cancellation of Off-White's registration of its logo.
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The Spanish government has decided to update legislation dating back...
The Spanish government has decided to update legislation dating back to 1990 for the promotion of sports participation. Reporting to José Guirao, Spanish Minister of Culture and Sports, two commissions will work on a draft of the new legislation that is expected to be finalized in October.
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Fedas, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Retail Associations,...
Fedas, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Retail Associations, decided at its recent annual meeting in Hamburg to boost its cooperation with Fesi, the European Sporting Goods Industry Federation. Fesi is still in the process of examining the terms of the broader collaboration agreement, which has been unanimously approved ...
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The European Commission has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on electric...
The European Commission has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on electric bicycles originating in China. The duties, which came into force on July 19, range from 21.8 percent to 83.6 percent of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, depending on the manufacturer's identity. They are applicable to all e-bike categories for a period ...
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VF's The North Face and Vans have teamed up in...
VF's The North Face and Vans have teamed up in a new counterfeit lawsuit seeking more than $300 million in damages. According to reports in Fashion Network, the complaint was recently filed in Florida federal court. The lawsuit involves 831 websites that are allegedly selling fake Vans and North Face ...
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The World Snowboard Federation (WSF) has announced a new president...
The World Snowboard Federation (WSF) has announced a new president and board. Satu Järvelä has been elected as WSF's new president on a four-year mandate. Järvelä previously sat on the board of the Ticket to Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour. She is a former ISF World Champion snowboarder, a US ...
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Adidas said it was made aware on June 26 that...
Adidas said it was made aware on June 26 that an unauthorized party had gained access to customer information from its e-commerce platform in the U.S. A preliminary investigation indicates that a few million records were stolen including contact information, user names and encrypted passwords, but there was no evidence ...
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The deputy secretary general of the Federation of the European...
The deputy secretary general of the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi), Youri Mercier, and other Fesi members took the stage at the EU conference on Intellectual Property Rights Border Measures in Moscow on May 30, to discuss anti-counterfeiting measures ahead of the Fifa World Cup. The tournament ...
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The European Commission is reacting to the duties imposed by...
The European Commission is reacting to the duties imposed by the U.S. on imports of steel and aluminum by proposing to impose duties of up to 50 percent from July 1st on a variety of items including some types of textile products and sports shoes. The items carry an annual ...
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Jérôme Valentin, president of Cycleurope Industries, has been elected as...
Jérôme Valentin, president of Cycleurope Industries, has been elected as president of the Union Sport & Cycle (USC), the association formed last year through the merger of groups of French suppliers and retailers in the sports and cycling industries. Elected at the USC's general assembly in Paris on May 16, ...
