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Adidas and Under Armour (UA) have reportedly settled a patent...
Adidas and Under Armour (UA) have reportedly settled a patent infringement lawsuit over wearable technology, which had been filed in Delaware by Adidas in February 2014 against UA and its subsidiary MapMayFitness. The dispute concerned 10 patents for a “location-aware” wearable tracking device that allows its users to monitor data ...
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Under Armour (UA) said it will pursue all business and...
Under Armour (UA) said it will pursue all business and legal courses of action against Uncle Martian, a Chinese brand accused by UA of plagiarism. The Chinese brand allegedly used a logo very similar to UA's in a recent launch event whose pictures went viral on China's social networks. Similarly ...
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Puma has launched a programmable, self-driving and line-following robot to...
Puma has launched a programmable, self-driving and line-following robot to stimulate runners by giving them a moving target to beat, instead of just a stopwatch. Developed in partnership with MIT engineering graduates, the Beatbot is meant to help runners improve their performance in real time. They can enter the time ...
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Australian has developed a new tennis collection using merino wool....
Australian has developed a new tennis collection using merino wool. Paolo Lorenzi, its sponsored player, was the first athlete to wear the new apparel at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament, which began in Rome on May 2. Australian is an official sponsor of the tournament. The Milan-based sportswear brand has ...
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Polygiene, the Swedish odor control technology provider, has announced three...
Polygiene, the Swedish odor control technology provider, has announced three new partners for the spring 2016 season. The new brands it will work with are Dakine, Adidas and Propper. Dakine will collaborate with Polygiene on new mountain bike products, Adidas will feature Polygiene technology in a series of its products, ...
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Osprey Europe is asking customers to check their Poco AG...
Osprey Europe is asking customers to check their Poco AG Child Carrier due to a possible buckle failure hazard, which might result in physical injury. The products concerned are the Poco AG models - Poco AG Premium, Poco AG Plus and Poco AG - purchased from Jan. 29, 2016. All ...
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Sympatex Technologies is introducing new outer and lining materials made...
Sympatex Technologies is introducing new outer and lining materials made of recycled PET bottles for a range of applications in sports, fashion and leisure. The recycled polyester outer material is certified according to the Global Recycle Standard and is 100 percent recyclable and free of PTFE and PFC, says the ...
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Reebok's new partnership with Ragnar Relay was officially launched on...
Reebok's new partnership with Ragnar Relay was officially launched on May 12 at Reebok's global headquarters in Canton, Massachusetts, ahead of Reebok Ragnar Relay Cape Cod, in the presence of the race participants, who had been invited to celebrate the new collaboration. The new multi-year partnership with Ragnar Relay, the ...
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Joma Sport is entering the English Premier League with the...
Joma Sport is entering the English Premier League with the signing of a multi-year contract for footwear and clothing with the Swansea City ACF club, starting with the 2016/17 season. The team is currently outfitted by Adidas.
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Macron is going to replace New Balance as the technical...
Macron is going to replace New Balance as the technical sponsor of the Stoke City FC club for five years. Based at Stoke-on-Trent and often referred to as The Potters, the club is regarded as one of the top ten clubs in the English Premier League.
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Aclima and Bergans won a major Norwegian design award last...
Aclima and Bergans won a major Norwegian design award last month. The Award for Design is given out annually by the Norwegian Center for Design and Architecture (DOGA). The label is a stamp of quality that shows that a product or solution is among the very best in Norwegian design. ...
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Sympatex Technologies, the specialist in functional textiles, is a sponsoring...
Sympatex Technologies, the specialist in functional textiles, is a sponsoring partner of “Couture in Orbit,” the first European space fashion project staged by the European Space Agency (ESA). ESA is joining with five European fashion schools for this new international project, asking young designers to find inspiration in space technologies ...
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Helly Hansen has announced it will reward the best comments...
Helly Hansen has announced it will reward the best comments on its “What's on Your Horizon?” Facebook page. Between April 18 and May 15, online visitors will have a chance to comment on Facebook about their summer plans and how the product they see on the brand's What's on Your ...
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Protest is launching an innovative new website
Protest is launching an innovative new website
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Under Armour will sponsor this year's One Championship mixed martial...
Under Armour will sponsor this year's One Championship mixed martial arts series in Southeast Asia this year
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Buoyant Adidas group upgrades guidance
The Adidas Group has raised its guidance for full-year sales and profits after a 17 percent sales hike to €4.8 billion in the first quarter, amounting to an increase of 22 percent in constant currencies. Supported by a higher gross margin and operating margin leverage, the group's operating profit for ...
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Puma and Adidas in legal imbroglio around soles and stripes
A court in Düsseldorf has rejected an attempt by Adidas to prohibit the sale of running footwear by Puma with a lightweight and bouncy sole that has some of the same characteristics as the Boost soles of the Adidas brand.Adidas filed for an injunction to halt sales of Puma's NRGY ...
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Under Armour grows sharply
Buoyed by Stephen Curry's performance and demand for his shoes, Under Armour achieved sharp rises in sales and profit for the first quarter, which encouraged it to upgrade its guidance for the full year.Sales leapt by 30.2 percent to $1,047.7 million, with a hike of 32 percent in constant currencies. ...
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Records were again smashed by Columbia Sportswear in the first...
Records were again smashed by Columbia Sportswear in the first quarter ended March 31, as sales increased by 10 percent to $525.1 million, up by 12 percent in constant currencies. The rise included sales growth of 7 percent to $51.3 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), up ...
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Macron, the Italian company specializing in team uniforms, has launched...
Macron, the Italian company specializing in team uniforms, has launched a new, technical Macron Running collection of running clothes for the current spring/summer season. The diversification follows one year of research and development conducted with the technical support of Franca Fiacconi, the legendary Italian woman who won the New York ...
