All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 39
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Brooks Running has settled a long-standing dispute with Anta Sports...
Brooks Running has settled a long-standing dispute with Anta Sports Products over the Chinese company’s use of a chevron logo. The terms of settlement have not been disclosed. Brooks had opposed the registration by Anta of its logo in the U.S. in May 2014. For its part, Anta noted in ...
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Patagonia has hired Avi Garbow as an environmental advocate. Garbow...
Patagonia has hired Avi Garbow as an environmental advocate. Garbow was a general counsel with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017 and then became a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, a law firm in Washington, D.C. He will be working with various ...
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VF Corp. has named Luis Benitez vice president of governmental...
VF Corp. has named Luis Benitez vice president of governmental affairs and global impact, overseeing the VF Foundation and relations with the public sector and outdoor recreation interests. As former head of Colorado's Outdoor Recreation Industry Office, Benitez was instrumental in recruiting outdoor companies to set up offices in the ...
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The It's Great Out There Coalition is accepting applications for...
The It's Great Out There Coalition is accepting applications for a new policy officer post. The duties include managing the coalition's daily activities, keeping abreast of public affairs in Europe and advocating active, and especially outdoor, lifestyles – notably for the #itsgreatoutthere campaign. The new policy officer will be working ...
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At the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, running from Jan. 30...
At the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, running from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 in Denver, the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), Snowsports Industries America (SIA) and the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced that they were forming the Outdoor Business Climate Partnership. This is the first broad coalition of trade groups ...
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The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) reports that all its 67...
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) reports that all its 67 member brands have individually signed the Sustainability Charter of the European Outdoor Group (EOG). The SOG, which was the first trade association that signed it collectively last year, says it will provide advice, insights and guidance to help the brands ...
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The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) is planning to launch...
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) is planning to launch a new project to reduce everyday single-use plastics, called Plastic Free – Mountain to Sea. It has convened its members to an extraordinary meeting during the Ispo trade show in Munich to vote about the proposed addition of two new ...
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Geo-blocking, selective distribution and other issues related to e-commerce have...
Geo-blocking, selective distribution and other issues related to e-commerce have already been tackled by organizations like the German Cartel Office and the European Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi), which has a working group together with the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) on such topics. These ...
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Polartec is introducing Power Air, a fabric said to reduce...
Polartec is introducing Power Air, a fabric said to reduce fiber shedding. Even the most resilient fiber is susceptible to shedding through normal wear. The construction of Polartec Power Air is said to mitigate this by encasing the insulating lofted fibers during the knitting. As the first fabric construction to ...
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The Boy Scouts of America, one of the largest youth...
The Boy Scouts of America, one of the largest youth organizations in the U.S., may file for bankruptcy protection due to dropping membership and increasing legal costs in connection with allegations of sexual abuse. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the organization has hired a Chicago law ...
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Moncler has partnered with Poldo Dog Couture to refashion a...
Moncler has partnered with Poldo Dog Couture to refashion a signature padded jacket into a capsule collection for dogs. Quilted and reversible, the quilted dog jacket comes in various colors, including the brand's well-known red, white and blue combination. A hooded sweater is also available. The collection is already on ...
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The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) has hired Per Jonsson Öhlin...
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) has hired Per Jonsson Öhlin as project manager for all the international trade shows in which it participates. He will start by taking care of the traditional “Scandinavian Village” at the Outdoor Retailer & Snow Show in Denver and Ispo Munich. He will be one ...
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Ortovox has issued a recall for its 3+ avalanche transceivers....
Ortovox has issued a recall for its 3+ avalanche transceivers. Safety Academy, a non-profit trade association, has discovered an apparent glitch in version 2.1 of the transceivers' software that can cause the devices to stop transmitting, and so potentially interrupt rescue searches. Ortovox cautions that there have been no known ...
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The board of the European Outdoor Group approved the appointment...
The board of the European Outdoor Group approved the appointment of a new secretary general on the eve of the European Outdoor Summit in Malmö last month. The person's name is not being made public yet. He or she will become operational at the beginning of next year, replacing Mark ...
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Victorinox, the Swiss-based maker of the famous Swiss Army knife,...
Victorinox, the Swiss-based maker of the famous Swiss Army knife, and Armasuisse, the military procurement agency for Switzerland, have settled their dispute over the rights to the trade name “Swiss Military” in the U.S. In particular, the settlement gives Armasuisse exclusive rights to market fragrances there under the “Swiss Military” ...
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The Outdoor Industry Association of the U.S. is protesting the...
The Outdoor Industry Association of the U.S. is protesting the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on half of all Chinese imports. The tariffs, intended to strengthen the U.S. position in trade negotiations with China, will apply to some $200 billion in goods. As China is the ...
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The European Network for Outdoor Sports (ENOS) has signed a...
The European Network for Outdoor Sports (ENOS) has signed a partnership agreement with the Europarc Federation, the representative body of Europe's protected areas, which is dedicated to preserve the continent's natural spaces, their sustainable development and their biodiversity. ENOS, which represents national public authorities in the area of outdoor sports ...
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Decathlon is under pressure from activists to eliminate the sale...
Decathlon is under pressure from activists to eliminate the sale of hunting products in its French stores. More than 38,000 people signed a petition to this effect after the French government backed the requests of the French Hunters' Federation (FNC), which boasts 1.2 million members. Its support was said to ...
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The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S. has named...
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S. has named David Weinstein as state and local policy director to promote outdoor recreation interests with state and local governments
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Deuter Sport said it was updating its selective distribution policy,...
Deuter Sport said it was updating its selective distribution policy, after court decisions in the last years have somewhat clarified the legal framework. The German backpack specialist said it has applied selective distribution since 2013 and it has fundamentally not altered its approach. Deuter reiterates that it regards competent advice ...
