All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 44
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Two major U.S. footwear companies, Skechers and Deckers Outdoor Corporation,...
Two major U.S. footwear companies, Skechers and Deckers Outdoor Corporation, the owner of Ugg, Teva and other brands, are subject to a series of cases of alleged misconduct by a staff member of their auditing company, KPMG. Skechers has already announced that it no longer works with KPMG. The separation followed the ...
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The American edition of Sporting Goods Intelligence reports that a...
The American edition of Sporting Goods Intelligence reports that a Californian individual is suing Columbia Sportswear because of the alleged recording of all incoming phone calls to its free service line without informing the caller. The plaintiff is seeking class-action status for his complaint. The man argues that this procedure ...
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The North Face has joined the China Outdoor Association (COA),...
The North Face has joined the China Outdoor Association (COA), a working group of Chinese brands that has been formed to promote and develop outdoor activities in the country. The North Face is the first non-domestic company on the committee. The COA's name is still unofficial, since institutions whose names ...
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The general assembly of the European Outdoor Group has brought...
The general assembly of the European Outdoor Group has brought on John Jansen as a new additional member of its board. Jansen is managing director of Keen in Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as president of the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA). Jansen joins the incumbent members, ...
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The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S. is asking...
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S. is asking retailers and manufacturers to provide data for its biennial outdoor industry benchmarking reports. These reports are produced to help companies analyze performance metrics as well as financial, operating and compensation norms. The companies participating in the survey receive an array ...
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The British Outdoor Industries Association has announced major changes on...
The British Outdoor Industries Association has announced major changes on its board of directors. At OIA's annual meeting last week, Corry Taylor of Bradshaw Taylor stepped down from his post as chairman of the U.K. industry's federation, effective March 31, after a full term of service. Simultaneously, Stephen Newlands was ...
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W.L. Gore & Associates and Geox, the Italian footwear...
W.L. Gore & Associates and Geox, the Italian footwear brand, have put an end to their disputes regarding Gore's Surround technology and have agreed on a settlement in the case. After Gore's introduction of Surround to the market, there have been legal quarrels in several European countries. The conflict has ...
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Leki Lenhart filed a patent infringement suit on Jan....
Leki Lenhart filed a patent infringement suit on Jan. 30 in Buffalo, New York, against Dick's Sporting Goods, the American sporting goods retailer's licensing arm and Synergy Sportz, which operates as Yukon Charlie. The federal lawsuit alleges that the defendants infringed on Leki's patent for an adjustable-length tube for trekking poles.
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W.L. Gore & Associates has won its case before the...
W.L. Gore & Associates has won its case before the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on alleged improper conduct of business, involving the abuse of its powerful market position. The investigation was carried out by the FTC due to complaints about Gore's fabrics division, which was criticized for its practise of sealing ...
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A district court in Oregon has dismissed a complaint from...
A district court in Oregon has dismissed a complaint from Gilmar, the Italian apparel company that markets its own Iceberg brand, that Icebreaker's brand name hurts the trademark rights of Gilmar in the U.S. The judge did not see any infringement of intellectual property rights. Reportedly, Jeremy Moon, the chief ...
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The European offices of Columbia Sportswear are recalling rechargeable...
The European offices of Columbia Sportswear are recalling rechargeable battery packs that have been delivered to retailers to heat some of the jackets in Columbia's OmniHeat line. While the jackets themselves are safe, it is possible that the batteries may lead to overheating the jackets, which could result in burn ...
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As a precaution, Ortovox, the German brand of winter sports...
As a precaution, Ortovox, the German brand of winter sports gear, is recalling a production batch of 3+, one of the company's avalanche transceivers. During a recent search training session, the product switched automatically and unintentionally from the search mode to the transmission mode after just 120 seconds. In fact, the affected ...
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Schöffel has become a certified Authorized Economic Operator, a status...
Schöffel has become a certified Authorized Economic Operator, a status granted by local customs authorities in the European Union. In line with EU regulations, the AEO-C certificate allows the apparel company to enjoy facilitated procedures through customs. The company is hopeful that this sort of privileged treatment by customs authorities ...
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American suppliers of outdoor shoes were relieved recently when the...
American suppliers of outdoor shoes were relieved recently when the administration of President Barack Obama lifted its objections to eight bills in Congress that would avoid the reinstatement of import tariffs on some specialty outdoor footwear that cannot be manufactured in the U.S. The bills extend previous tariff suspensions that ...
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Crocs has reported victories against counterfeiters in the courts...
Crocs has reported victories against counterfeiters in the courts of Shanghai and Dongguan. Between March 13 and Sept. 27, 18 people were sentenced in the two courts to a combined total of more than 46 years in prison and fines of more than $450,000. Out of them, 17 people were ...
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Britain on Foot, the initiative organized by the Outdoor Industries...
Britain on Foot, the initiative organized by the Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) to motivate Brits to participate in activities outdoors, received the support of the country's House of Lords, the upper chamber of the country's parliament, last week. In a debate on the legacy of the 2012 London Olympic Games, ...
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Ternua has become the first Spanish brand to join the...
Ternua has become the first Spanish brand to join the European Outdoor Group
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Nordisk's “Telemark 2” tent has won the German Design Award...
Nordisk's “Telemark 2” tent has won the German Design Award 2013 in the Lifestyle segment. Launched at the 2012 OutDoor trade show in Friedrichshafen, in July, as the lightest two-man tent in the world, with an inner and outer combined weight of 880 grams, Telemark 2 emerged from among more ...
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Woolrich recently delivered $50,000 worth of jackets, shirts and blankets...
Woolrich recently delivered $50,000 worth of jackets, shirts and blankets to support the families affected by Hurricane Sandy in the U.S. The outdoor clothing company worked in connection with Hope NYC by Times Square Church, the nonprofit organization that was coordinating efforts with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and local ...
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Canada Goose reports that it has won a case before...
Canada Goose reports that it has won a case before a Stockholm court against five Swedes accused of brand rights infringements, fraud and violation of customs directives. Two of the accused have been jailed and given fines of altogether 701,000 Swedish kronor (€80,770-$104,800). Apparently, the five crooks brought thousands of ...
