All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 34
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The presidents of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA),...
The presidents of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC), and Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) signed a joint statement in New York, calling for the inclusion of meaningful provisions in the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which will stage ...
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The first of three shoe innovation and development centers has...
The first of three shoe innovation and development centers has just opened in Mexico. It is located in San Mateo Anenco, near Mexico City, and will serve the 1,400 footwear companies active in the region, which employ together 10,000 people. These companies will benefit from the new equipment available at ...
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Crocs has announced that a ruling last year in the...
Crocs has announced that a ruling last year in the Shanghai Intermediate People's Court has been selected by China's Supreme People's Court as one of the top 50 leading intellectual property (IP) cases of 2015, and as one of the top 10 leading IP cases of the Shanghai Courts. In ...
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Skechers has filed a lawsuit against Eliya, the maker of...
Skechers has filed a lawsuit against Eliya, the maker of Bernie Mev footwear, for marketing and distributing footwear that allegedly infringes on its Skech-Air by Skechers product line. The suit, which has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, states that Eliya is selling ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo has filed a legal suit against Vince Ferragamo,...
Salvatore Ferragamo has filed a legal suit against Vince Ferragamo, the former Los Angeles Rams football quarterback, who is operating a similarly-named winery. His wine is sold with the “Tenuta di Ferragamo” name. The Italian fashion house accuses the former football player of infringing its trademarks, as the wine's name ...
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It will be easier for Italian companies to obtain a...
It will be easier for Italian companies to obtain a license from the Tehran Garment Union (TGU) to operate in Iran following a contract signed with Sistema Moda Italia (SMI), the umbrella association of textiles and accessories companies, which includes the shoemakers affiliated with Assocalzaturifici. Notably it will be easier ...
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Alibaba is the first e-commerce company to become a member...
Alibaba is the first e-commerce company to become a member of the International Anticounterfeiting Coalition (IACC), the non-profit organization devoted to combating product counterfeiting and piracy. The Chinese e-tailer has been working with the IACC since 2013 to identify and take down infringing listings on its Taobao and Tmall marketplaces, ...
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Adidas filed a lawsuit against Ecco in the U.S. District...
Adidas filed a lawsuit against Ecco in the U.S. District Court of Oregon on April 20, charging infringement of its Three-Stripe trademark. Adidas said that Ecco is offering for sale and selling shoes featuring three and four parallel stripes on the side of the shoe. The documentation filed by Adidas ...
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A Dutch court has transferred a trademark lawsuit pitting Christian...
A Dutch court has transferred a trademark lawsuit pitting Christian Louboutin against Deichmann to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg for a verdict in the case. The lawsuit dates back to 2013, when the Dutch subsidiary of Deichmann launched a model of high-heeled shoes with a red shoe sole ...
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François Feijoo, who heads up Eram's retail operations since 2013,...
François Feijoo, who heads up Eram's retail operations since 2013, has been elected as president of Procos, a French federation in charge of the development of specialty retailing in France
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Assocalzaturifici is lobbying intensely to prevent the World Trade Organization...
Assocalzaturifici is lobbying intensely to prevent the World Trade Organization granting market economy status to China, unless the Asian giant starts producing shoes in compliance with the same quality, environmental and safety standards as those that are applied in Italy. A decision is due to be taken toward the end ...
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The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has invalidated for the...
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has invalidated for the second time a design patent that Crocs has been using for its iconic clog, this time supporting a challenge made by U.S.A. Dawgs, a shoe company based in Las Vegas, which was importing similar strapped clogs from competitors. Often referred ...
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The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has set up...
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has set up a new shoe-focused subcommittee. The new Footwear Action committee aims to “develop and implement information, policies, programs and initiatives focused on helping AAFA members who make, distribute and sell shoes,” according to the association's press release. More broadly, the committee's ...
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Carlo Calenda, Italy's Deputy Minister for Economic Development, has been...
Carlo Calenda, Italy's Deputy Minister for Economic Development, has been tapped as the country's new ambassador to the European Union, replacing Stefano Sannino. Calenda had recently been chosen to chair the first committee of the Italian fashion and accessory (“Comitato della moda e dell'accessorio italiano”), launched on Dec. 23, 2015. ...
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Pitti Uomo, the menswear trade show in Florence on Jan....
Pitti Uomo, the menswear trade show in Florence on Jan. 12-15, is being be held under tight security measures. The number of turnstiles has been increased, but manned by extra staff so as to minimize waiting times. Each individual at the event is being asked to carry proof of identity. ...
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The partners in the European High-End Shoe (HES) project for...
The partners in the European High-End Shoe (HES) project for innovative training in luxury footwear manufacturing held a meeting in the French shoe town of Romans to discuss the first outcome of a research study on the characteristics and requirements for the training modules being developed for future technicians. The ...
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A Beijing court has agreed to review a legal suit...
A Beijing court has agreed to review a legal suit by Louis Vuitton, asking for damages worth 250,000 yuan renmimbi (€35,021.8-$38,003.6) from three people convicted for offering counterfeit copies of its clothing, shoes and handbags on the popular Taobao website of Alibaba Group. The three individuals were already charged with ...
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Crocs has filed a lawsuit against Evacol, a Colombian retailer...
Crocs has filed a lawsuit against Evacol, a Colombian retailer that opened its first store at the Plantation mall in Florida in November, claiming patent infringement for selling lightweight shoes that allegedly look like Crocs, its signature clogs. Evacol has more than 60 stores in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and ...
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Nike filed a lawsuit against Skechers USA in Oregon's U.S....
Nike filed a lawsuit against Skechers USA in Oregon's U.S. District Court on Jan. 4, claiming trademark infringement of the designs of its Flyknit shoes' uppers and soles, covered by several patents. The designs at issue are those of Skechers' Burst shoes, its Flex Appeal style for women, its Skech ...
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Shares in the Iconix Brand Group took a nosedive on...
Shares in the Iconix Brand Group took a nosedive on Monday, after the company announced that it received a formal order of investigation from staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company, which owns the rights to a string of fashion and sports brands, added that it intended ...
