All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 25
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News briefsGermany might change criteria for Covid restrictions, no lockdowns for the vaccinated
According to media reports, German health minister Jens Spahn wants to present a proposal for a legislative change before the federal election (Sept. 26) to remove the seven-day incidence as a criterion for measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. In view of the changed situation due to the number of ...
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News briefsBergans and WWF call for protection of the seasons
Bergans of Norway and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) presented the outcome of their “Save The Seasons” petition to the Norwegian minister of climate and environment, Sveinung Rotevatn. The petition, signed by 10,554 people and 35 companies, calls for permanent protection of the seasons in the form of real climate ...
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News briefsApplication for Outdoor Sports Inclusion Awards ends Sept. 1
The application phase for the new Outdoor Sports Inclusion Award initiated by the EOG, the It’s Great Out There Coalition and the European Network of Outdoor Sports (ENOS) is closing on Sept. 1, 2021. Products that are useful and easy to use for people with disabilities and made with inclusive ...
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JanSport sues wholesaler for reselling backpacks as “new”
JanSport, a subsidiary of VF Corp., is suing Los Angeles-based Bravo Wholesale Inc. for allegedly selling inferior JanSport products on Amazon.com and other online stores. According to JanSport, Bravo obtains JanSport products from unauthorized dealers and markets them as “new” while they are often used or defective. The lawsuit was ...
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News briefsSeirus wins long-running legal battle with Columbia over patents
A San Diego jury ruled that Seirus Innovative Accessories’ HeatWave products do not infringe Columbia Sportswear’s patent, most likely ending a long-running patent dispute between the two brands. The subject of the case was a 2013 lawsuit filed by Columbia against Seirus alleging that Seirus’ HeatWave product line infringed a ...
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Amazon and GoPro file lawsuit against counterfeiters of camera accessories
Amazon and GoPro on Aug. 9 issued a jointly filed lawsuit against seven individuals and two companies for counterfeiting popular GoPro camera accessories, including “The Handler” floating grip and “3-Way” grip, extension arm and tripod mount. The defendants attempted to offer the counterfeit products on the Amazon store in violation ...
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News briefsLatest #itsgreatoutthere grants revealed
The It’s Great Out There Coalition has announced details of the successful applicants for the first round of #itsgreatoutthere grants in 2021. Launched in 2017, the #itsgreatoutthere grant program supports community-based projects that bring new participants into the outdoors, with a particular focus on younger and diverse audiences. Any nonprofit ...
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Unesco supports global observatory for gender equality in sport
The canton of Vaud, the City of Lausanne and the University of Lausanne have been designated by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs to ensure the creation of a new Global Observatory for Women, Sport, Physical Education and Physical Activity. The observatory has been established as an incubating association, ...
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Canada Goose sues Goose Country over “confusingly similar” name and more
The Fashion Law has reported that Canada Goose is suing Goose Country, a U.S. outerwear brand. In the complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on June 30, Canada Goose claims that “the look and feel of the outerwear garments offered by ...
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ArticleNew legislation in the U.S. could help the environment – and boost e-bike sales
U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (Democrats, Hawaii) and Ed Markey (Democrats, Massachusetts) have introduced the Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment Act in the U.S. Senate, a bill that would prioritize electric bicycles as a zero-emission mode of transportation by making them more affordable and accessible to all Americans. If ...
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Outback 97 funds university scholarships to study the mountains
Outback 97, a Bergamo-based outdoor equipment distributor, is offering four scholarships worth €1,200 each to attend a new postgraduate module focused on the value of mountain heritage, in collaboration with the University of Bergamo and the local chapter of the Italian Alpine Club (CAI). The funding from Outback 97 fully ...
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Rapha Foundation supports new British Cycling City Academies
Rapha Foundation has teamed up with British Cycling, the governing body for cycling in the U.K., on a new community initiative aimed at making cycling more inclusive across the country. The partnership, resulting in the British Cycling City Academies Supported by Rapha Foundation, will promote gender balance and the inclusion ...
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U.K. wins hosting rights for IWG on women and sport
The U.K. has been named as the next host secretariat for the International Working Group (IWG) on Women & Sport. The appointment covers the period of 2022-2026 and will include the staging of the 9th IWG World Conference on Women & Sport 2026. This is the world’s largest conference dedicated ...
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News briefsEuropean Outdoor Group publishes guidelines to reduce single-use poly bags
The European Outdoor Group (EOG)’s Single Use Plastic Project (SUPP) has published “Poly Bag Standards,” a new document that has been developed with input from manufacturers, brands, retailers, waste intermediaries, recyclers and sustainable packaging specialists. The document is part of efforts to reduce the impacts of single-use ...
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ArticleSOG starts circular outdoor project
To meet the demand of many of its members for circular economy solutions, the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) has started a circular outdoor project called SOG Circular Outdoors a few weeks ago in collaboration with Peak 63, a development company based in Östersund, Sweden, with the goal of launching a ...
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Afydad extends member base to tourism and marketing
The Spanish Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Distributors (Afydad) is expanding its member base to sports marketing and tourism agencies, in addition to the retail sector. The trade body is also creating ten working groups that will focus on digital transformation, fitness, equipment and e-sports, outdoor, padel, internationalization, mobility ...
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ArticleLight My Fire welcomes new EU guideline to restrict single-use plastics
As of July 3, it is forbidden to put new single-use plastic products on the market. This is in line with the EU directive on single-use plastics. The Swedish brand Light My Fire, founded 25 years ago, welcomes the directive as a step in the right direction. Light My Fire ...
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Outdoor Industry Association with new executives
The U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has named Arlene Charles chief operating officer and Kelly Davis director of research. Charles has served as general manager for Girls Inc. of Columbus and Phenix Russell as well as COO for the YWCA of Greater Atlanta and has more than 30 years of ...
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News briefsTNF to phase out its Futurelight logo
The North Face plans to “phase out and discontinue” the logo it introduced in 2019 for its Futurelight line of apparel and accessories. In January, a graffiti artist in New York working under the name Futura filed a lawsuit in California Central District Court alleging that the VF-owned brand had ...
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News briefsEOCA names the conservation projects of its latest funding round
After receiving more than 250 grant applications in November 2020, an extensive evaluation process, a public and a members-only vote, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has named the first projects it will support in its latest fundraising round - more than €185,000 split among seven projects. Source: ...
