All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 44
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The European Outdoor Group has hired a new sustainability project...
The European Outdoor Group has hired a new sustainability project manager, Katy Stevens. Based in Germany, she will work with Pamela Ravasio, who is also in charge of corporate social responsibility, to help the EOG and its members to develop sustainability programs. Stevens is a textile chemist with many years ...
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Helly Hansen is an official supplier of Vendée Globe, the...
Helly Hansen is an official supplier of Vendée Globe, the round-the-world solo yacht race that started in France on Nov. 6. It is providing the outerwear, tested by professionals, for 130 skippers and more than 200 organizers. Four Helly Hansen ambassadors will also personally participate in the race. They are: ...
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The Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, paid a visit to...
The Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, paid a visit to the headquarters of the Tecnica Group at Giavera del Montello, near Treviso, on Oct. 5, as part of a series of visits to factories in Italy's Northeast. Tecnica Group's portfolio of brands includes Nordica, Blizzard, Tecnica and Moon Boot. During ...
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Birkenstock, which is enjoying a boom in the American shoe...
Birkenstock, which is enjoying a boom in the American shoe market, has notified Amazon that it will stop supplying it from next January. It has also asked its authorized dealers not to offer Birkenstock shoes on its marketplace. According to CNBC, Birkenstock has found it impossible to supervise the distribution ...
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A long-standing legal dispute between Crocs and USA Dawgs is...
A long-standing legal dispute between Crocs and USA Dawgs is taking a new turn with an anti-trust lawsuit launched by the latter company against 18 founders, former and current directors of Crocs. It accuses them of conspiring to fraudulently obtain Crocs' clog patents, using them afterwards to attack competitors. It ...
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Sport climbing is one of the five new sports that...
Sport climbing is one of the five new sports that were approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Aug. 3 for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The 2020 Games will also include skateboarding, surfing, karate and baseball/softball. Like climbing, which has been growing in popularity in recent years, ...
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Columbia Sportswear has won a summary judgement in Portland federal...
Columbia Sportswear has won a summary judgement in Portland federal court regarding one of the patents covering its Omni-Heat reflective insulation technology. The Oregon judge found that the “overall visual effect” of the dot pattern used by Columbia was “nearly identical” to that of Seirus Innovative Products' range of Heatwave ...
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Wolverine Worldwide says it expects a visit this week from...
Wolverine Worldwide says it expects a visit this week from U.S. Senator Gary Peters, who is expected to make an announcement regarding new legal provisions that would require the Pentagon to source athletic shoes for U.S. military forces from domestic sources. The bill, which may be approved in September, would ...
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Lillsport and Halti have joined the Scandinavian Outdoor Group...
Lillsport and Halti have joined the Scandinavian Outdoor Group
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The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has granted duty-free status...
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has granted duty-free status to sports bags and backpacks produced in least developed and AGOA countries. The decision arrived on June 30, on the eve of the July 1 deadline. Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a legislation that was approved by ...
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Prana, the outdoor and yoga apparel brand that was acquired...
Prana, the outdoor and yoga apparel brand that was acquired by the Columbia Sportswear group two years ago, has become a member of the European Outdoor Group (EOG). Prana embarked on an international expansion drive last year, which was one of the strategies advocated by Columbia to capitalize on the ...
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SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has announced that it will relocate...
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has announced that it will relocate its headquarters office from McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, DC area, to Park City, Utah. The new location will bring the organization near Salt Lake City, into one of North America's snow sports hubs and close to like-minded organizations and ...
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Patrick Giraudon, owner and chief executive of Arva/Nic Impex, a...
Patrick Giraudon, owner and chief executive of Arva/Nic Impex, a leading player in the French ski touring market, has taken over from Jean-Luc Diard as president of Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), a French-based organization representing about 370 members in the outdoor industry. Giraudon, who was already on OSV's board in ...
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A new European norm for avalanche airbags is tentatively planned...
A new European norm for avalanche airbags is tentatively planned for release in the autumn
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Cascade Designs and Garmont are among the new members of...
Cascade Designs and Garmont are among the new members of the Conservation Alliance in the U.S. Other new entrants are Hicamp, Nunne, Seaview Outfitters, Shift Advantage and Ursack.
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Two more suppliers to the industry, W.L. Gore & Associates...
Two more suppliers to the industry, W.L. Gore & Associates and Pertex, have joined the European Outdoor Group. They join Primaloft, the first ingredient brand to have become a member of the EOG last month. The EOG voted at its annual assembly last month to admit such technology brands into ...
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The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and Hanson Dodge Creative (HDC),...
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and Hanson Dodge Creative (HDC), a Milwaukee-based marketing firm with long experience with outdoor brands, have announced a partnership to build a deeper understanding of the evolution of the outdoor industry's needs and to engage more brands and retailers in OIA. HDC will conduct research ...
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JV International, the global marketer of Michelin branded technical soles,...
JV International, the global marketer of Michelin branded technical soles, has become a member of the U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA)
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Garmin International Inc., a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd., has prevailed...
Garmin International Inc., a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd., has prevailed in a proposed class action lawsuit over the battery life of some Garmin navigation units filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in Meyers v. Garmin International. The plaintiff, Brian Meyers, claimed that Garmin's Nuvis navigators ...
