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Wolverine sells Champion footwear license to HanesBrands
Wolverine Worldwide has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Keds, LLC has sold the Champion trademarks for footwear in the U.S. and Canada to HanesBrands Inc for $90 million in cash. As part of the agreement, Wolverine retains a perpetual license to continue using the Champion trademark on certain footwear styles, ...
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China shortens Covid quarantine to 10 days for incoming visitors
China has decided to cut the mandatory quarantine period for incoming visitors to 10 days from up to three weeks previously, according to new Covid-19 guidelines from the national health commission. People entering the country must now spend seven days in a government-controlled facility before monitoring their health a further ...
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Germany faces ‘very difficult’ choices due to gas shortage
Germany faces gas shortages and will have to make “very difficult” choices for households and companies if Russian supplies continue to decline, warned the Economy Minister Robert Habeck. “We will have to close certain industrial activities…For some sectors it will be catastrophic. We aren’ talking about two days or two ...
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ArticleEU to use trade agreements to promote sustainability
The European Commission said that it took ”a major step in making EU trade greener, fairer and more sustainable” thanks to a new plan to enhance the contribution of trade agreements in protecting the climate, environment and labor rights worldwide. In a communication on “The power of trade partnerships: together ...
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New Balance sues Steve Madden for alleged copyright infringement
New Balance Athletics has filed a design patent, trademark infringement, and unfair competition case, claiming that Steve Madden deliberately copied its 327 sneaker model with the launch of the “Chasen” shoe model. The complaint was filed in a Massachusetts District Court on June 7. New Balance introduced the 327 design ...
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Adidas sues Nike over alleged technology infringements
After Nike last sued Adidas in December 2021 over its Flyknit knitted upper technology, claiming that a total of 49 Adidas shoe models infringed its technology, the German sporting goods company is now accusing the American company in federal court in Texas of “knowingly and intentionally” infringing nine patents related ...
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StockX defends itself against Nike
While online resale platform StockX continues to claim that Nike has a fundamental misunderstanding of NFT, as it originally argued, the company defended its anti-counterfeiting measures in response to Nike’s amended complaint. In a June 6 filing, StockX said the platform has one of the strongest authentication processes in the ...
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Amazon not seen liable for sale of counterfeit Louboutin shoes
The advocate general of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Maciej Szpunar, estimates that Amazon is not liable for the sale of counterfeit Christian Louboutin shoes on its platform. In 2019, Louboutin sought an injunction against the U.S. online retailer in courts in Luxembourg and Belgium on ...
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Chinese economic situation worse than in 2020
The Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang said that the country is facing a “critical moment” with difficulties that are worse, to a certain extent, than in 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic emerged. China is tackling a resurgence of the pandemic and has applied a zero-Covid policy resulting in restrictions, including ...
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Russia authorizes parallel imports
The Russian Industry and Trade Ministry on May 6 published a list of goods allowed for import without permission from the brand’s owner, which involved a broad range of fashion and sporting goods companies, including Zara, H&M, Decathlon and Uniqlo. The system, commonly known as parallel imports, has been designed ...
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EU further criticizes Apple over use of Apple Pay
The European Commission has informed Apple of its preliminary view that the U.S. technology group has abused its dominant position in markets for mobile wallets on iOS devices. By limiting access to a standard technology used for contactless payments with mobile devices in stores, Apple has restricted competition in the ...
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Vans sues MSCHF for Wavy Baby sneaker
Vans is suing the Brooklyn-based art collective MSCHF for its new MSCHF x Tyga ”Wavy Baby” sneaker which Vans alleges copied its Old Skool model, according to a lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of New York. “The Wavy Baby shoe blatantly and unmistakably incorporates Vans’ iconic trademarks and trade ...
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ArticleEU proposes new consumer rights on sustainability and a ban on greenwashing
The European Commission is proposing to amend the European Union Consumer Rights Directive to oblige traders to provide consumers with information on products’ durability and reparability with the aim of empowering consumers for the green transition. The measure is one of many included in a wider package called the European ...
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ArticleItalian self-assessment ESG program to start beta trials
A software package allowing the self-assessment of companies’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) performances is scheduled to be rolled out for beta tests at several Italian companies over the coming weeks. The indicative number of companies involved in the trials could be four to six, according to the developers of ...
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ArticleBrazil renews footwear export program for 2 years
Abicalçados, the Brazilian footwear association, and ApexBrasil, the Brazilian agency for the promotion of exports and investments, signed the renewal of a two-year agreement to promote Brazilian footwear. The program simply called Brazilian Footwear was launched more than two decades ago. Under the agreement, the parties will invest 35.45 ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Covid-19 has masked the surge of regional integration in Asia-Pacific
In an exclusive interview with Shoe Intelligence, William Wong, the founder and head of the Hong Kong-based footwear company Goddess International, and the representative of the Confederation of International Footwear Association (CIFA), sheds light on the impact of regional integration in Asia-Pacific, the growing role of the region in design ...
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EU to guarantee convertibility of Ukrainian currency
European Union authorities are studying the possibility of guaranteeing the convertibility of Ukraine’s currency, the hryvnia, into the currencies of EU member states, according to the French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire. France currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU. Le Maire noted that many Ukrainians fleeing the Russian ...
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EU bans exports of luxury goods to Russia
The European Union has toughened trade sanctions against Russia with the adoption of a fourth package of measures, which includes an export ban on luxury goods “to directly hit Russian elites”. The EU is sanctioning the country for ”its brutal aggression against Ukraine and its people.” The sanctions ”will further ...
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ArticleItalian shoemakers ask for aid to mitigate the impact of Ukrainian war
The Italian footwear association Assocalzaturifici is asking for state aid to mitigate the negative impact Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had on business. “We feel like we are back in March 2020, in the middle of the pandemic,” said the president of Assocalzaturifici, Siro Badon, during a roundtable at Micam, ...
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Adidas sues Fashion Nova over Stan Smith sneaker
Adidas is once again taking on California-based apparel manufacturer Fashion Nova, accusing it of infringing on the trade dress of its Stan Smith sneaker. According to a lawsuit, Fashion Nova intentionally sold counterfeits, which features a classic tennis shoe with a white leather upper and the Three Stripes mark. The ...
