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A new Italy-China Fashion and Creative Council has been established...
A new Italy-China Fashion and Creative Council has been established to promote the relations between the two countries in the fashion and design sectors. The first committee was launched on the occasion of Expo Milano last year. The project is backed by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, the Italian ...
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The victory of Donald Trump in the presidential elections is...
The victory of Donald Trump in the presidential elections is not helping the footwear line of his daughter Ivanka Trunk, which is marketed by Mark Fisher. Shoes.com, the North American online shoe retailer, pulled the line out of its website after a Californian marketing specialist, Shannon Coulter, launched a boycott ...
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Airwair International has sued an American supplier of women's footwear,...
Airwair International has sued an American supplier of women's footwear, Wanted Shoes, claiming that it infringed its trademarks for the design of the outsole and upper of one of its Dr. Martens models, the Platinum Bootie. The lawsuit was filed in the District Court of Northern California.
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Several reports published in the last few weeks suggested that...
Several reports published in the last few weeks suggested that the European Union was going to impose new anti-dumping duties of 16.5 percent on certain non-athletic leather shoes from a number of suppliers in China and Vietnam. Following consultations with the Confederation of the European Footwear Industry (CEC) and other ...
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Sioux reached an out-of-court settlement with the German Olympic Sports...
Sioux reached an out-of-court settlement with the German Olympic Sports Association, DOSB, and German Sport Marketing (DSM) resolving the dispute about the termination of the sponsorship agreement between DSM and Sioux. The sponsorship contract with DSM was supposed to run to Dec. 1. Sioux dismissed the claim made by the ...
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Adidas has filed a lawsuit against Bally's U.S. subsidiary in...
Adidas has filed a lawsuit against Bally's U.S. subsidiary in connection with several footwear designs. In its complaint, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (Portland Division) in late August, the sports giant alleges that Bally is offering for sale and selling footwear featuring two ...
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Miguel Angel Martinez has been made chairman and director of...
Miguel Angel Martinez has been made chairman and director of Inescop, the Spanish research institute for the shoe industry
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Ricosta is participating in a German government program for development...
Ricosta is participating in a German government program for development of innovative projects at three Ukrainian stitching factories that work for the children's shoe company. The project will run until the spring of 2018. Ricosta is also working together with three other companies in the sector to develop a dedicated ...
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Louis Vuitton has won in the trademark lawsuit filed by...
Louis Vuitton has won in the trademark lawsuit filed by New York-based LVL XIII Brands and its founder Antonio Brown in July 2014. The plaintiff alleged Louis Vuitton sold footwear that was “confusingly similar” to its own. The suit centered on the rectangular toe places that appear on both brands' ...
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Italy's Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, was at the opening of...
Italy's Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, was at the opening of the exhibition “Crafting the future,” which will be at Milan's Museum of Cultures (Mudec) until Oct. 13. The exhibition, supported by Italy's Ministry of Economic Development and the Italian Trade Agency (Ice), is a showcase of Italian craftsmanship and design, ...
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The legal battle between Lineapelle and BolognaFiere has come to...
The legal battle between Lineapelle and BolognaFiere has come to an end. The dispute was triggered by the decision, in 2014, to move the event from Bologna to Milan. Unic-Unione Nazionale Industria Conciaria, which controls Lineapelle, will repurchase the shares owned by BolognaFiere (47.5 percent) for an undisclosed amount. The ...
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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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The European Commission has expanded the EU Ecolabel scheme to...
The European Commission has expanded the EU Ecolabel scheme to include a series of new sectors including footwear, along with computers and furniture. The EU Ecolabel was established in 1992 to distinguish products and services with reduced environmental impact, as the label guarantees that all stages of production meet the ...
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Cotance, the organization that represents the tanning industry in its...
Cotance, the organization that represents the tanning industry in its relations with the European Commission, has elected Thomas Bee as its new chairman for the 2016-18 period. Representatives of Italy, Spain, France, Germany, the U.K., Portugal, Sweden, Rumania and Austria, which took part for the first time, participated in the ...
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A U.S. judge has dismissed part of a counterfeit goods...
A U.S. judge has dismissed part of a counterfeit goods lawsuit against Alibaba Group related to claims filed by some luxury brands. The lawsuit, which was filed list year by Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga and other brands, alleged that the Chinese e-commerce company and 14 merchants on its platforms ...
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Palladium, the French brand owned by K-Swiss, celebrates its 70th...
Palladium, the French brand owned by K-Swiss, celebrates its 70th anniversary with a special shoe collection, called “originals,” with the earlier color scheme and the old logo
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Adidas has filed a new intellectual property lawsuit in the...
Adidas has filed a new intellectual property lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the state of Oregon against Skechers, claiming that the design of the latter's “Mega Flex” shoe infringes on its “Springblade” concept. Last February, Adidas won a preliminary injunction against Skechers in another Oregon court case over ...
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Blufin, Blumarine's parent company, has announced a five-year licensing agreement...
Blufin, Blumarine's parent company, has announced a five-year licensing agreement with Calzaturificio Rodolfo Zengarini for the production and global distribution of Blumarine Shoes, previously made in-house. The announcement follows shortly after that of a licensing agreement with La Compagnia delle Pelli for Blumarine Handbags. The new collaboration between the fashion ...
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Aquazzurra is suing Steve Madden for allegedly copying three of...
Aquazzurra is suing Steve Madden for allegedly copying three of its most popular footwear designs. The complaint was filed on June 23 in the Southern District of New York, a federal court in Manhattan. According to the Florence-based luxury shoes label, the Sharlit, Lecrew and Sassey models by Steve Madden ...
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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 ...
