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Adidas has reported that its websites were the target of...
Adidas has reported that its websites were the target of a criminal cyber attack earlier this month. However, the group's early investigations showed no evidence that any consumer information had been compromised, as happened with Sony on a huge scale earlier this year. When Adidas discovered the attack on Nov. ...
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Adidas is suing Pacific Brands, a large-scale Australian company specializing...
Adidas is suing Pacific Brands, a large-scale Australian company specializing in the distribution of apparel brands, for allegedly copying the Three Stripes trademark. As reported by the Australian Sunday Telegraph, Pacific Brands was accused of selling a range of trainers with four stripes through cheap suburban stores such as Payless ...
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New Balance has reportedly filed trademark infringement lawsuits against two...
New Balance has reportedly filed trademark infringement lawsuits against two Chinese companies, Niubanium Sportswear Company and Shanghai Tibo Business Consulting Company. It charges that Niubanium, based in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, has been making and selling counterfeit New Balance shoes in China since 2007, using the U.S. company's former Chinese brand ...
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In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,...
In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Skechers USA notes that it will probably be charged a significant fine by the Federal Trade Commission for false and deceptive practices in its advertising of toning products. The FTC hasn't yet found Skechers liable, but a similar claim again ...
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The anti-dumping duty of 48.5 percent on bicycles imported from...
The anti-dumping duty of 48.5 percent on bicycles imported from China has been extended for five more years, according to a notice published on Oct. 6 in the Official Journal of the European Union. The duties have been in place since 1993. This exceptional fourth duty extension follows a review, ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) are looking at possibly cooperating between themselves and with other organizations on the issues of corporate social responsibility and sustainability. Members of the two bodies met a few days ago to ...
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The Italian sporting goods industry association, Assosport, has struck a...
The Italian sporting goods industry association, Assosport, has struck a deal with a bank in the Veneto region, Banca Antonveneta. Members of the association will be able to obtain free audits and special financial services to support their internationalization efforts. In particular, the bank may raise their ratings on the ...
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The association of the German sporting goods industry, BSI, is...
The association of the German sporting goods industry, BSI, is cooperating with the Global Nature Fund (GFN), an international foundation for the environment and nature, in the framework of the European Business and Biodiversity Campaign, EBBC. The aim of the cooperation is to extend the consciousness of the importance of ...
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In the weeks leading up to the start of the...
In the weeks leading up to the start of the Rugby World Cup being held in New Zealand, the South African Revenue Service confiscated 66,000 counterfeit jerseys worth about 43 million rand (€3.9m-$5.3m). This batch was found, with price tags already attached, in a warehouse in Cleveland, a suburb of ...
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Nordica USA will pay $214,000 as a penalty to the...
Nordica USA will pay $214,000 as a penalty to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for not reporting known problems with the binding plates on its XBi ALU skis. In autumn 2008, the company had about 200 warranty claims from customers whose binding plates had cracked and broken, which could ...
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Speedo has its sights on an Australian blogger, accusing him...
Speedo has its sights on an Australian blogger, accusing him of breach of copyright and saying his website is damaging the brand. Dave Evans, 24, argues that Speedo has become a generic term. Speedo is asking the Federal Court in Canberra to restrict the use of domain names including the ...
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The National Health Service of the U.K. has forbidden hospital...
The National Health Service of the U.K. has forbidden hospital workers from wearing Crocs or similar rubber clogs while working, having found numerous instances of sharp objects penetrating their soles. The Telegraph reported that the U.K. is just the latest of many countries, including the U.S., Canada, Sweden and Austria, ...
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New Zealand's Ministry of Economic Development and the country's Customs...
New Zealand's Ministry of Economic Development and the country's Customs Service have been given more power to investigate and prosecute parties involved in the manufacture, importation and sale of counterfeit products in New Zealand under new legislation passed by the local parliament. The Adidas Group recently scored a victory in ...
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The Indian government has indicated that it is prepared to...
The Indian government has indicated that it is prepared to allow duty-free importation of several textile and clothing products from Bangladesh to help restore a better trade balance between the two countries.
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+++ Specialized is recalling about 14,200 bicycles in the U.S....
+++ Specialized is recalling about 14,200 bicycles in the U.S. from its 2011 line, made in Taiwan, with Advanced Group carbon forks +++
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Nike China has admitted to false advertising for its Nike...
Nike China has admitted to false advertising for its Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011, which it started selling at the end of July. Caixin.com reports that the advertisements stated that the shoes sold in China had two Zoom Air cushions – like the ones sold in the U.S. – but in ...
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Nautilus is sueing Icon Health & Fitness for breach of...
Nautilus is sueing Icon Health & Fitness for breach of contract in a federal court in San Antonio, Texas. It complains that Icon failed to make timely and accurate payments of royalties on patent licensing agreements between July 2006 and Sept. 2010. The contract stipulated a royalty fee of 4 ...
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Lafuma has become an associate member of Fesi, the Federation...
Lafuma has become an associate member of Fesi, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry, alongside other individual companies such as Adidas, Nike, Lotto, Puma and Tecnica. Its application for membership was unanimously accepted by Fesi's board of directors. Among other privileges, associate membership gives Lafuma the right to ...
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The British Office of Fair Trading has announced that it...
The British Office of Fair Trading has announced that it is dropping its investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices among sports retailers. In September 2009, the OFT started the probe when JJB Sports accused Sports Direct of taking part in an agreement to tamp down competition in the sports retail segment. ...
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Holey Soles and Double Diamond Distribution of Canada, plus a...
Holey Soles and Double Diamond Distribution of Canada, plus a Massachusetts retailer selling Waldies clogs are going to be forbidden from selling foam shoes like those of Crocs in the U.S. if President Obama endorses a decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission. Crocs has thus won a ...
