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Frasers takes a hit with English retail lockdown due to end on Apr. 12
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that non-essential retail stores may reopen in England on April 12 after having been closed since Jan. 4 to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Indoor leisure facilities such as gyms are also due to reopen on that date. Like in other countries, ...
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Tokyo 2020 appoints new female president
Seiko Hashimoto, a former Japanese minister and seven-time Olympian, has been appointed as the new president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games organizing committee. She replaces the 83-year-old former president, Yoshiro Mori, who quit earlier this month after causing a firestorm of critiques internationally for comments on female ...
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Italy blocks the reopening of ski lifts
Ski resorts were supposed to reopen in Italy on Monday, Feb. 15, but the Italian Health Minister, Roberto Speranza, abruptly signed a decree on Sunday, extending the ban on recreational ski resorts until at least March 5, in connection with the spread of the British variant of the coronavirus across ...
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Council of Europe adopts two resolutions on sports
The 16th Conference of Ministers responsible for Sport of the Council of Europe has adopted two resolutions. The first one, titled “A European approach to sport policies: the revision of the European Sports Charter,” is meant to “facilitate access to sports for all layers of society,” largely through investments in ...
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Another legal victory for the Moon Boot
Tecnica Group has won a second court verdict in Italy to protect the intellectual property rights behind its Moon Boot, and it is now planning to carry the fight to other countries as well, starting with Germany and Italy. The Milan Tribunal ruled on Jan. 25 that the unique design ...
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New Balance wins a $3.9m lawsuit against a Chinese copycat
New Balance has won another trademark lawsuit in China against New Barlun, a footwear maker based in Fujian, and its distributor Shanghai Shiyi Trade. The Shanghai Huangpu District Court awarded New Balance 25 million renmimbi (€3.2m-$3.9m) in damages on Jan. 5. According to the Financial Times, it is one of ...
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Mandatory shoe tagging doesn’t prevent counterfeiting in Russia
Russian law enforcement agencies have discovered a big store that had been selling fake sports shoes under the guise of famous brands for almost one year in a shopping center in the central Nevsky district of St. Petersburg. It was estimated that the store caused the rights holders damages close ...
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Fibit and Garmin win an IP round against Philips
An administrative law judge of the International Trade Commission of the U.S. issued an initial determination that clears Garmin and Fitbit of a charge that they have been infringing on patents held by Koninklijke Philips and its North American subsidiary. In December 2019, the Dutch electronics multinational had brought a ...
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The IOC releases the first Tokyo 2020 “playbook” for safe Games
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee (Tokyo 2020) have published the first of a series of ”Playbooks” for the Olympic Games, a resource that outlines the responsibilities of key stakeholders in ensuring safe and successful events this summer. This first ...
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News briefsDenmark walks together
A new initiative was launched on Jan. 25 to get the Danish people to walk more for a month. Working with Danmarks Radio, the national TV station, the Danish Sports Company Association (Dansk Firmaidrætsforbund) has asked participants to record how many steps they take daily on a website, and challenge ...
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Sport England names first director of equality, diversity and inclusion
Sport England has announced the appointment of Viveen Taylor as director of equality, diversity and inclusion, a newly created position. Since joining the English government sports agency in August 2018, Taylor has spearheaded tts work to promote an active lifestyle among lower socio-economic groups. The appointment comes on the heels ...
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Sport England unveils 10-year grassroots strategy to tackle inequalities
Sport England has unveiled “Uniting the Movement,” a new ten-year strategy by the government agency to transform lives and communities in England through sports and physical activity. The new vision primarily seeks to tackle inequalities in sport and physical activity, which coronavirus-related disruption in 2020 has further highlighted, according to ...
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Dorel is asked to pay back taxes in Europe
Dorel Industries said it plans to appeal a decision that would force one of the company’s subsidiaries to pay €46.8 million in taxes plus interest in connection with the transfer of certain assets made in the context of an international corporate reorganization made in 2015. The decision was notified to ...
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Mastercard hikes fees on U.K. e-commerce purchases from EU
In yet another indication of the inflationary effects of Brexit, Mastercard is preparing to at least quadruple the fees it charges to merchants located in the European Union and the rest of the European Economic Area when British cardholders buy their goods online. It warned that the move could lead ...
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Jochen Schaefer launches his own website
Jochen Schaefer, the legal advisor of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and the European Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (FESI), has launched his own website under the www.sjlegalonline.de domain in English and German. Besides providing information on his background and expertise, it has a special ...
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WFSGI launches a revamped website, invites to McKinsey webinar
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has launched a newly designed website, www.wfsgi.org. It is more user-friendly and easier to navigate through than the former one. It also offers more features and customized solutions. Besides guiding visitors through its “working areas” to find out about its committee ...
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French and Italian ski resorts to remain closed
The French government is expected to announce tomorrow that cable cars and other ski facilities will not open until Feb. 1 at the earliest, or even throughout the month of February,because of the continued high level of coronavirus contaminations. They have been shut down for the general public since Dec. ...
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Rossignol’s CEO speaks of an “industrial disaster” for France’s ski industry
In a recent interview with the French newspaper Ouest France, Rossignol’s chief executive, Bruno Cercley, warned about the dramatic situation that the French ski industry is facing because of the pandemic and related restrictions. Ski facilities are currently closed in France, whereas they are open in some other countries, including ...
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EU updates supplier/wholesaler/retailer regulations
The European Commission is sounding out companies involved in the sale and distribution of consumer goods and their trade associations to provide input for the reform of a set of guidelines governing dealings between suppliers, wholesalers and retailers. First issued in 2010 and called the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation – ...
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U.S. customs is withholding cotton and tomato products from Xinjiang
The U.S. government is increasing its pressure on Chinese interests and authorities to stop engaging in labor practices that violate basic human rights. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has issued a third Withhold Release Order (WRO) for cotton products and tomato products produced in Xinjiang, China. ...
