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Vietnam is extending to footwear its “Better Work Vietnam” initiative...
Vietnam is extending to footwear its “Better Work Vietnam” initiative to improve the country's industrial performance by 2019. The program is intended to better align private sector expectations with the country's legislation and with international labor standards. Started in 2009, the program has already impacted 200 garment factories employing nearly ...
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Following a resolution taken by the United Nations General Assembly...
Following a resolution taken by the United Nations General Assembly last year, the first International Day of Sport for Development and Peace will take place on April 6. A dedicated website, www.april6.org, has been launched in English, Spanish and French to promote initiatives taking place on that day around the ...
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Billabong International faces a potential class action from investors hurt...
Billabong International faces a potential class action from investors hurt by the dramatic decline in the fortunes of the company. An Australian law firm, Slater and Gordon, said it was preparing a lawsuit against the troubled surfwear company on behalf of hundreds of Australian and international investors. The class action ...
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Adidas said it will stop selling two T-shirts tied to...
Adidas said it will stop selling two T-shirts tied to this year's World Cup in Brazil after the country's tourism board said they associate Brazil with sexual tourism. One shirt shows a woman wearing a bikini next to Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf mountain with the phrase “Lookin' to Score” above ...
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A Hungarian inventor, Lászlo Orosz, has won a lengthy judicial...
A Hungarian inventor, Lászlo Orosz, has won a lengthy judicial fight in the Hungarian courts against Adidas in which he claimed that the company infringed his patents through the release of its Predator Precision football boot in 2002 and the Predator Mania a little later. Orosz said that he had ...
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Following intense lobbying by the Federation of the European Sporting...
Following intense lobbying by the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) and other trade organizations, the European Parliament has voted to let customs authorities in the member countries of the European Union stop imported products to verify whether they are counterfeits even if they are marked as goods ...
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Rolf Schmid is again the president of the European Outdoor...
Rolf Schmid is again the president of the European Outdoor Group, which has decided to expand the membership to retailers. Schmid, the president of the Mammut Sports Group, was one of the founders of the EOG 11 years ago, and he served as its president for the first six years. ...
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Intersport is proceeding to recall faulty kickboards, launched a few...
Intersport is proceeding to recall faulty kickboards, launched a few years ago under its private Crazy Creek and Firefly brands and featuring a silvery screw that tends to loosen. The group will replace it and give a €10 voucher to the customer.
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Baffin, the Canadian brand of protective cold-weather garments, is currently...
Baffin, the Canadian brand of protective cold-weather garments, is currently settling its trademark problems in Russia by legal means. Baffin has assigned a local lawyer to take care of the case. A Russian distributor used the brand name, claiming to be the official distributor of Baffin in Russia, but according ...
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The Incremental Exports Incentivisation Scheme (IEIS) for Indian cotton yarn...
The Incremental Exports Incentivisation Scheme (IEIS) for Indian cotton yarn exporters has been temporarily restored. Under the IEIS, exporters earn credit amounting to 2 percent of the duty on annualized increases in exports over qualifying periods and for particular markets. They may either use this credit to import industry-related goods ...
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A call by India's textiles minister for a higher rebate...
A call by India's textiles minister for a higher rebate on duties paid on garment exports to the European Union (EU) will probably be refused by the country's finance ministry, just-style reported. K Sambasiva Rao, India's textiles minister, recently proposed to increase the duty rebate rate by 5 percent for ...
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With the purpose of promoting snow sports activities among children,...
With the purpose of promoting snow sports activities among children, the International Ski Federation (FIS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI). The agreement will focus on the FIS Bring Children ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has launched a project to combat online counterfeits, in an attempt to oppose the growing phenomenon of internet-related counterfeit offerings and brand abuses. The project, developed in cooperation with Convey, has attracted a wide interest among the WFSGI members and, in ...
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Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the association based in Annecy, France,...
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the association based in Annecy, France, announces a new Bachelor's degree program for “International Sales Specialists in Sports” in collaboration with the Technical Institute of the Université de Savoie. Held in English and targeting students from all over the world, it will start next September, rounding ...
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The members of the European Two-wheel Retailers' Association (ETRA) have...
The members of the European Two-wheel Retailers' Association (ETRA) have unanimously decided to dissolve it because of insufficient funding. The association was set up in 1995 by its secretary general, Annick Roetynck, to represent bicycle and motorcycle dealers all over Europe. Erik Oddershede was its last president.
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The Central District Court of California has rejected a request...
The Central District Court of California has rejected a request by Oakley to cancel the contract recently signed by Nike with Rory Mcllroy, which is said to be worth $20 million a year. Oakley claimed that it had not been given adequate rights of first refusal under the terms of ...
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A former Nike consultant, Rob Lyden, has filed a lawsuit...
A former Nike consultant, Rob Lyden, has filed a lawsuit in the Oregon District Court against Nike, challenging its patent claims on its Flyknit technology. Adidas, which is already challenging Nike's claims in a German court, has meanwhile asked the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office to re-examine Nike's and Lyden's ...
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Columbia Sportswear has filed a lawsuit against Seirus Innovative Accessories...
Columbia Sportswear has filed a lawsuit against Seirus Innovative Accessories for infringement on its patent for its insulating Omni Heat reflective material. In the lawsuit it filed in Seattle at the beginning of December, Columbia accused Utah-based Seirus of selling gloves with a heat-reflecting material and bearing a wavy ornamental ...
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An Indian court judge will reportedly conduct a hearing next...
An Indian court judge will reportedly conduct a hearing next March 27 on defamation charges levied by the Adidas Group against Subhinder Singh Prem, the former managing director of Reebok India whose contract was terminated in March 2012 because of his alleged involvement in fraudulent activities. Adidas' complaint alleges that ...
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The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) and...
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) and Uefa, Europe's governing body for football, have agreed to strengthen their cooperation, which dates back 13 years. They have announced that they will work more closely on technical regulations, cooperate in fighting counterfeiting around sports competitions such as Euro 2016, ...
