All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 37
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Mark Held, secretary general of the European Outdoor Group (EOG),...
Mark Held, secretary general of the European Outdoor Group (EOG), has agreed to stay on board until the end of June 2019. The EOG had announced at the OutDoor fair last year that Held intended to stand down, once a suitable replacement is found. This marked a major transition for ...
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The Italian Outdoor Group has decided in principle to merge...
The Italian Outdoor Group has decided in principle to merge into Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association
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The 2018 annual assembly of the It's Great Out There...
The 2018 annual assembly of the It's Great Out There Coalition will take place in Malmö on September 18, on the eve of the start of the European Outdoor Summit, when hundreds of leading industry figures will be gathered together. Founded by the European Outdoor Group (EOG), the It's Great ...
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Helinox, the Korean brand of tents and camping furniture, has...
Helinox, the Korean brand of tents and camping furniture, has become a full member of the European Outdoor Group (EOG), after it invested to set up its own organization for the European market. Helinox described the move as a sign that it intended to take an active part in the ...
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Andrew Denton, the dynamic chief executive of the Outdoor Industries...
Andrew Denton, the dynamic chief executive of the Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) of the U.K., has been voted to join the membership council of ukactive, a non-profit, fitness-oriented organization with more than 3,000 members interested in promoting an active lifestyle. He will represent the outdoor recreation sector, advising the main ...
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France's Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) is launching a new fundraiser...
France's Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) is launching a new fundraiser to promote environmental protection and physical outdoor activity. The program, in partnership with the endowment fund of Banque Populaire Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, is called “ACT for the Outdoors.” The mission of ACT for the Outdoors is to support community projects of ...
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The Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) has appointed Alexander Kohnstamm as...
The Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) has appointed Alexander Kohnstamm as its new executive director. Based in Amsterdam, FWF is a non-profit organization that works to improve labor conditions in the garment industry. Most recently, Kohnstamm was director of external affairs at PharmAccess Foundation, an organization which helps people in Sub-Saharan ...
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The European Parliament has endorsed the reforms to geo-blocking that...
The European Parliament has endorsed the reforms to geo-blocking that were agreed last year between the European Commission, the European Council and the European Parliament. Negotiators had agreed to put an end to unjustified geo-blocking, meaning that consumers should be allowed to purchase more products and services online from websites ...
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The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a Miscellaneous Tariff...
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a Miscellaneous Tariff bill that will end or reduce import duties on ten footwear products for the next three years, including waterproof breathable boots. The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S. had lobbied strongly for this measure, which still has to go ...
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The It's Great Out There Coalition has announced a new...
The It's Great Out There Coalition has announced a new partnership with Unsplash to promote the outdoors through an online photography community. Unsplash is a website where more than 60,000 photographers post their work openly and for everyone to use freely. Outdoor enthusiasts from around the world will submit inspirational ...
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Nine members of the 12 members of the advisory board...
Nine members of the 12 members of the advisory board of the U.S. National Park System have resigned because they feel they have been ignored by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. They criticize in particular the role he played in downsizing the Bears Ears National Monument and other protected lands, as ...
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The U.K. High Court allowed protesters to continue to demonstrate...
The U.K. High Court allowed protesters to continue to demonstrate against Canada Goose because of its continued use of fur from coyotes in its outerwear. The Canadian firm had previously obtained an injunction from a lower court to limit the protests organized in front of its new flagship store on ...
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Columbia Sportswear has obtained a temporary restraining order from a...
Columbia Sportswear has obtained a temporary restraining order from a district judge to prevent Seirus Innovative Accessories from initiating an examination by the U.S. Patent Trademark Office of its own Omni Heat design patent. The court had already dismissed Seirus' challenges against the patent's validity without prejudice. The jury in ...
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has agreed to review...
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has agreed to review a complaint by Yeti that Alibaba and certain other online retailers and manufacturers are selling insulated beverage containers that infringe on nine trademarks or design patents that protect its coolers. Besides Alibaba, other companies named in the complaint are several ...
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Columbia Sportswear has emerged largely victorious from a patent infringement...
Columbia Sportswear has emerged largely victorious from a patent infringement lawsuit over one of its Omni-Heat reflective technology designs. In late September, a jury in the U.S. District Court of San Diego awarded $3,018,000 in damages against another US-based snow apparel company Seirus Innovative Accessories, headquartered in San Diego. The ...
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Lowa has received a prize for its reliability and the...
Lowa has received a prize for its reliability and the saleable quality of its shoes from a German footwear trade magazine, Schuhkurier, following a survey of its readers
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La Sportiva has entered a collaboration with Jonathan Wyatt, a...
La Sportiva has entered a collaboration with Jonathan Wyatt, a professional runner from New Zealand, as part of its program to further develop its range of mountain running footwear, particularly in the trail running segment. He will participate in trade marketing activities, organizing product clinics and providing sales support. Wyatt ...
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Lorenzo Delladio, chief executive of La Sportiva, and other local...
Lorenzo Delladio, chief executive of La Sportiva, and other local entrepreneurs are lobbying to turn the Rolle pass in the Italian Dolomites into an area for green tourism, favoring outdoor activities instead of snow sports. They are trying to prevent the planned rehabilitation of the local ski facilities, which are ...
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Garmont has announced a new partnership with France's Ensa (Ecole...
Garmont has announced a new partnership with France's Ensa (Ecole Nationale de Ski et d'Alpinisme). As part of this collaboration, Ensa guides will field-test Garmont products and provide feedback to enable improvements and future product developments. Among the boots that the Ensa mountain professionals will be using are the Dragontail, ...
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In a letter to the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, Vaude...
In a letter to the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, Vaude said it wants to prevent the deportation of refugees who are working at the company. Nine refugees from Syria, Nigeria, Gambia, Iraq and Afghanistan are currently working at Vaude. Five of them are facing deportation from Germany. In her letter ...
