All Legal articles – Page 51
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The UK Listing Authority has approved a circular posted by...
The UK Listing Authority has approved a circular posted by JD Sports Fashion for a general meeting on June 15 at which shareholders will be asked to approve its acquisition of The Finish Line
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Ecco filed a patent infringement complaint against Skechers in a...
Ecco filed a patent infringement complaint against Skechers in a U.S. court in Delaware on May 16, claiming infringement of four U.S. patents through its Go Golf Drive – Classic and Go Golf Drive – men's golf shoes. The Danish company is seeking an injunction, damages and fees.
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The European Parliament's Fisheries Committee has adopted a non-legislative binding...
The European Parliament's Fisheries Committee has adopted a non-legislative binding report that boosts the recognition of recreational fishing within EU communities and its contribution to the economy. The report, entitled “State of play of the recreational fisheries in the European Union,” was drafted by Member of the European Parliament Norica ...
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Nike continues to play hardball over perceived infringements on its...
Nike continues to play hardball over perceived infringements on its footwear patents. In early May, the Swoosh sued Puma for copying its patented Flyknit, Air and cleat technical assembly methods. Nike alleges that Puma was “forgoing independent innovation” and using Nike technology without permission. Nike owns over 300 utility patents ...
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The mandatory daily minimum wage in Myanmar has been raised...
The mandatory daily minimum wage in Myanmar has been raised by 33 percent to the equivalent of US$3.53, following a government decree issued in March that struck a compromise between the positions of employers and labor groups. The last increase in the country's minimum wage took place two and half ...
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Adidas and Skechers face a trial on June 4 in...
Adidas and Skechers face a trial on June 4 in the U.S. District Court in Portland over the alleged copying of the German brand's iconic Stan Smith shoe. A few days ago, a U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a preliminary injunction barring Skechers from selling its Onix shoe, but it ...
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Poc Sweden has settled an intellectual property dispute with MIPS....
Poc Sweden has settled an intellectual property dispute with MIPS. The two companies now intend to develop helmets combining their respective technological innovations. They had sued and counter-sued each other last autumn over their patent rights, and MIPS had received a preliminary injunction that was later withdrawn.
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Scott Sports is warning consumers of the proliferation of fraudulent...
Scott Sports is warning consumers of the proliferation of fraudulent online stores, which typically offer promising discounts of up to 80 percent and more on Scott bikes. Consumers are often led to these sites by sponsored ads. The company is reminding buyers of the risk of making payments on these ...
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After regaining their control from its previous European licensee, X-Technology...
After regaining their control from its previous European licensee, X-Technology is pushing hard against fake shops and counterfeiters of its X-Bionic and X-Socks brands. A dedicated department of its Swiss head office in Wollerau has managed to close down seven fraudulent websites in the first three months of this year. ...
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A sigh of relief spread through U.S. sporting goods industry...
A sigh of relief spread through U.S. sporting goods industry and market after the government of Donald Trump announced punitive duties on imports from China that spared the footwear and clothing sectors. However, market operators in Russia are expecting price increases of about 10 percent in the coming months due ...
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Afydad, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, will try to...
Afydad, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, will try to recruit retailers as members and the leadership of its new president, Andrès de la Dehesa, who is an expert in the digital interaction between brands and retailers through his cloud-based platform, Sportmas. Officials of Nike and Sprinter are already sitting ...
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Wolfgang Mayrhofer, the 57-year-old managing director of Atomic Austria, has...
Wolfgang Mayrhofer, the 57-year-old managing director of Atomic Austria, has again become the spokesman for the Austrian ski industry in the country's woodworking industry federation. He succeeds Franz Föttinger, the chief executive of Fischer Sports, which had held this role since 2012. Mayrhofer already represented the sector between 2008 and ...
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The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is...
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is urging fast ratification, by September at the latest, of the planned Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Vietnam. It points out that Fesi members are already on the ground to address the remaining concerns about labor conditions in ...
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Crocs cannot protect its namesake clog design in the European...
Crocs cannot protect its namesake clog design in the European Union. This is what the General Court of the European Union stated in a ruling on March 14. The EU court said that other shoemakers had seen the design of Crocs' clogs long before the company filed for registration, specifically ...
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Andrés de la Dehesa has reportedly been elected president of...
Andrés de la Dehesa has reportedly been elected president of the Asociación de Fabricantes y Distribuidores de Artículos Deportivos (Afydad), the Spanish association of sporting goods suppliers and distributors, for the next four years. He is taking over from Xavier Berneda, who has been on the presidential seat for eight ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has become the target of at least 90...
Wolverine Worldwide has become the target of at least 90 individual lawsuits alleging that its now closed tannery in Kent County, Michigan, polluted drinking water with toxic chemicals used by 3M to waterproof its leather, starting with its Hush Puppies shoes in 1958. About 20 sites are said to have ...
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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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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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Galvin Green has become a member of the British Golf...
Galvin Green has become a member of the British Golf Industry Association (BGIA), joining almost 40 other companies committed to growing the game of golf
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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 ...
