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Indonesia's Industry Ministry has asked that labor-intensive firms, including shoe...
Indonesia's Industry Ministry has asked that labor-intensive firms, including shoe and garment manufacturers, be exempted from adopting the new minimum wage that is due to come into force in 2013 in an attempt to boost the industries and in view of the country's expected industrial growth. According to the Jakarta ...
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Fila's line of toning resistance apparel is the subject of...
Fila's line of toning resistance apparel is the subject of a lawsuit filed in a U.S. court by Linda Karecki, a former track & field competitor who is now a professional model. She claims infringement of a U.S. patent issued to her in July 2011 for an “exercise kit and ...
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Adidas and Reebok have filed a federal lawsuit in the...
Adidas and Reebok have filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. against 25 websites, allegedly operated by unnamed Chinese parties, which are said to be selling fake merchandise under their brand names. Outletsupplier.com, adidas2runningshoes.com, fans777.com and prosoccerusa.com are among those websites. Charging cybersquatting, fraudulent conduct, trademark counterfeiting and infringement, and ...
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Oakley is trying to stop the previously reported sponsorship deal...
Oakley is trying to stop the previously reported sponsorship deal between the golfer Rory McIlroy and Nike, suing them both for breach of contract. Oakley, a former sponsor of McIlroy, says that it tried to use its right of first refusal to match Nike's offer, but the golfer and his ...
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A district court in Oregon has dismissed a complaint from...
A district court in Oregon has dismissed a complaint from Gilmar, the Italian apparel company that markets its own Iceberg brand, that Icebreaker's brand name hurts the trademark rights of Gilmar in the U.S. The judge did not see any infringement of intellectual property rights. Reportedly, Jeremy Moon, the chief ...
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The co-founder and chairman of Nike, Phil Knight, and his...
The co-founder and chairman of Nike, Phil Knight, and his wife, Penney, have donated $125 million to the Oregon Health Sciences University, with the amount designated to go toward advancing cardiovascular health. The university will create the OHSU Knight Cardiovascular Institute with the help of the gift, which is believed ...
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Schöffel has become a certified Authorized Economic Operator, a status...
Schöffel has become a certified Authorized Economic Operator, a status granted by local customs authorities in the European Union. In line with EU regulations, the AEO-C certificate allows the apparel company to enjoy facilitated procedures through customs. The company is hopeful that this sort of privileged treatment by customs authorities ...
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The Adidas Group says it is fully cooperating with Vietnamese...
The Adidas Group says it is fully cooperating with Vietnamese tax authorities that are conducting a probe of the company's accounts. The tax authorities are looking into the accounts of the Adidas operations in Vietnam, as well as their relationship with entities such as Adidas Singapore, the group's regional hub ...
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Quiksilver's chief executive officer, Robert McKnight, two other top managers...
Quiksilver's chief executive officer, Robert McKnight, two other top managers and the board of directors of the group are charged of violating a mandate issued by shareholders in 2000 to cap the number of new shares offered under the company's stock option plan at a maximum of 800,000. The Vladimir Gusinsky Living ...
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The A.S. Roma football team has decided to break up...
The A.S. Roma football team has decided to break up its sponsorship contract with Kappa, well before its scheduled expiration in June 2017, apparently in order to let in a new unnamed big-ticket sponsor. Observers see a relationship between this move and efforts by the new American shareholders of the Roman ...
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The European operations of Columbia Sportswear are recalling rechargeable battery...
The European operations of Columbia Sportswear are recalling rechargeable battery packs that have been delivered to retailers to heat some of the jackets in Columbia's OmniHeat line. While the jackets themselves are safe, it is possible that the batteries may lead to overheating the jackets, which could result in burn injuries ...
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India's central government finally won parliamentary approval last week for...
India's central government finally won parliamentary approval last week for its proposed reform allowing foreign investors to own stakes of 51 percent in multi-brand retail activities. The suggestion to open Indian retailing to foreign interests has been hotly debated for several years: Some view it as an important move to ...
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The European Union has formally announced that it is expanding...
The European Union has formally announced that it is expanding its investigation into subsidized bike imports from China to cover allegedly Chinese-made products that come in through other countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia. On April 27, the European Commission initiated an anti-subsidies proceeding concerning imports of ...
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The Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) has a new president...
The Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) has a new president from South Korea. Tim Trinka has been unanimously elected to lead the organization for the next two years. He works as a senior foreign lawyer at Bae, Kim & Lee in Seoul. He has been co-chairman of the Real Estate ...
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Crocs has reported victories against counterfeiters in the courts of Shanghai and...
Crocs has reported victories against counterfeiters in the courts of Shanghai and Dongguan. Between March 13 and Sept. 27, 18 people were sentenced in the two courts to a combined total of more than 46 years in prison and fines of more than $450,000. Out of them, 17 people were declared guilty of counterfeiting, and two were ...
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Vibram had filed a suit against Fila in the U.S....
Vibram had filed a suit against Fila in the U.S. in July 2011 for infringing on its designs for FiveFingers separated-toe shoes through its Skeletoes range of footwear. The two parties have agreed to settle the case at unknown conditions, making a court ruling unnecessary.
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Nike is fighting another battle against Chinese authorities. The U.S....
Nike is fighting another battle against Chinese authorities. The U.S. company is one of the sponsors of Liu Xiang, the first Chinese to have won an Olympic gold medal in men's track & field competitions in 2004 as 110-meter hurdler, and a national sports hero. According to The Wall Street Journal, Nike does ...
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In a move that is likely to be watched...
In a move that is likely to be watched with interest by other sports companies, Jack Wolfskin has issued a warning that it would take more forceful action against retail partners in Germany and Austria who sold their products on internet auction websites in breach of their trade agreements with ...
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India's Serious Fraud Investigation Office is reportedly going to file...
India's Serious Fraud Investigation Office is reportedly going to file additional charges against two former executives of Reebok India, Subhinder Singh Prem and Vishnu Bhagat, after receiving a forensic audit ordered by Adidas and conducted by Ernst & Young. The review has uncovered allegedly fake transactions with unauthorized customers that ...
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The French federation of the sporting goods industry, Fifas, has...
The French federation of the sporting goods industry, Fifas, has launched a new website featuring a new visual identity, with a new logo and a new graphic design. The organization aims at modernizing its image and better communicating with its members. The new website also covers corporate social responsibility and ...
