All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 34
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Antonio Porta, founder and chief executive of Unisa Europe, has...
Antonio Porta, founder and chief executive of Unisa Europe, has been appointed chairman of Inescop, the Spanish footwear research and technology center. At the same time, Miguel Angel Martinez, deputy director of the institute, has been promoted to the role of director, replacing Cesar Orgilés who will continue as a ...
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Trying to capitalize on the current strong athleisure trend, Gabor...
Trying to capitalize on the current strong athleisure trend, Gabor is launching a complete collection of sport-inspired sneakers, called Gabor Sport, for the spring/summer 2017 season. Some of the shoes can also be used for sports activities. The collection comprises about 30 different styles, including running and retro models. The ...
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Bench has struck a long-term partnership with Deichmann for the...
Bench has struck a long-term partnership with Deichmann for the development, sourcing and distribution of a line of shoes for men, women and children that will be sold exclusively in selected Bench stores and in the Roland, MyShoes and Ochsner Shoes stores of the Deichmann group in Germany, Austria and ...
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To optimize its production and sourcing processes, Birkenstock has introduced...
To optimize its production and sourcing processes, Birkenstock has introduced a uniform color scheme for all of its collections, including sandals, classics, shoes and kids. The color scheme of Birkenstock's socks collection has also been adjusted to the color scheme of Birkenstock footwear. At the Premium show held in Berlin, ...
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Deckers Brands has released a new Ugg boot, the Classic...
Deckers Brands has released a new Ugg boot, the Classic II, describing it as the biggest product launch in the brand's 38-year history. Available in Ugg stores since July 15, it uses pre-treated stain- and water-resistant sheepskin. It comes in three heights and incorporates innovative features already developed for some ...
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Womsh, a young Italian sneaker brand, launched its first collection...
Womsh, a young Italian sneaker brand, launched its first collection of vegan shoes at the Premium show in Berlin last month. The vegan collection, which consists of four different styles in various colors, is made of corn and a small amount of synthetics, with a production partner in Italy. All ...
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Dimensione Danza, the Italian clothing brand inspired by the dance...
Dimensione Danza, the Italian clothing brand inspired by the dance world, has announced a partnership with Dimex for the production and distribution of sports and dance shoes in Italy. The first models for spring 2016-2017 will be presented at theMicam in Milan on Sept. 3-6.
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Jenny, the German brand of comfort shoes, is launching a...
Jenny, the German brand of comfort shoes, is launching a line of sneakers, comprising 33 styles in multiple widths and with comfortable insoles and outsoles
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Superga has launched a new product segment, called Superga Sports,...
Superga has launched a new product segment, called Superga Sports, which was presented for the first time at the Pitti Uomo show in Florence in June. The new sub-brand was launched to extend the brand's sales in the men's footwear market. The tennis collection, which is the first step, is ...
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The Federation of Spanish Footwear Industries (Fice) has reached an...
The Federation of Spanish Footwear Industries (Fice) has reached an agreement with two trade unions over the pay and conditions that industry workers will benefit from between now and 2018. Footwear makers in Spain will offer their workers a 1 percent salary increase in 2016, then a further 1.2 percent ...
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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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Skechers USA is sueing once again Eliya over the designs...
Skechers USA is sueing once again Eliya over the designs of its Bernie Mev Gummies shoes, claiming that they infringe on the design patents for the pillow-celled sole of its own Skech-Air shoes. The two companies had stipulated a settlement over their dispute last year, but Skechers is taking Eliya ...
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Deckers Brands has sued two companies, Shiekh Shoes and Olem,...
Deckers Brands has sued two companies, Shiekh Shoes and Olem, charging that they copied several models of Ugg shoes
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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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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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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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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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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, ...
