All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 35
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José Monzonís has been officially installed as the new president...
José Monzonís has been officially installed as the new president of Fice, the Spanish shoe industry federation
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The China-based Alibaba Group has appointed a former U.S. federal...
The China-based Alibaba Group has appointed a former U.S. federal prosecutor, Mathhiew Bassiur, to lead a team that will work to enforce intellectual property protection at the company, in cooperation with international brands and retail partners, industry associations, government regulators, law enforcement agencies and other organizations. The move follows renewed ...
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Altagamma, the Italian luxury brand committee, organized on Nov. 26...
Altagamma, the Italian luxury brand committee, organized on Nov. 26 the fifth edition of the Altagamma Day at Montecitorio, the palace in Rome that is the seat of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. The organization presented to members of the Italian government a document highlighting the need for close collaboration ...
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The International Trade Commission in the U.S. has ruled that...
The International Trade Commission in the U.S. has ruled that Skechers' Twinkle Toes and Bobs shoes don't infringe on Converse's trademark for the Chuck Taylor midsole. The judge in the case found that there were enough differences in the design features to avoid confusion among consumers. According to Skechers, the ...
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Diane Sullivan, chairman and chief executive of Caleres (ex Brown...
Diane Sullivan, chairman and chief executive of Caleres (ex Brown Shoe Co.), has become the chairwoman of the Two Ten Footwear Foundation, the American nonprofit organization. She takes over from Blake Kruger, chairman, CEO and president of Wolverine Worldwide. Greg Tunney, president and CEO of R.G. Barry, has been named ...
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The European Union has finalized its free trade agreement with...
The European Union has finalized its free trade agreement with Vietnam. Starting in 2018, 99 percent of all import duties and export duties affecting bilateral trade are going to be phased out over a seven-year period. The FTA will make it easier and cheaper to import shoes from Vietnam into ...
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Working together with customs authorities and law enforcement agencies all...
Working together with customs authorities and law enforcement agencies all over the world to crack down on counterfeiters, Deckers Brands, the parent company of Ugg, has taken legal action against 60,000 websites that are allegedly selling copies of its Ugg shoes. RCK Footwear, Shoe Dynasty, Boston International and Andrew Lu ...
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A court in Aachen has opened a legal suit by...
A court in Aachen has opened a legal suit by Zalando against a group of alleged cheaters who ordered merchandise worth about €75,000 and never paid for it
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Italy will work with researchers and manufacturers in Vietnam to...
Italy will work with researchers and manufacturers in Vietnam to establish a new technology center in the Asian country. The announcement was made in mid-November during a forum on Vietnam-Italy Strategic Dialogue as part of a visit to Vietnam by Italy's head of state, Sergio Mattarella. The center will enable ...
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Juanita Duggan is going to step down as chief executive...
Juanita Duggan is going to step down as chief executive of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) at the end of this year to take on an unspecified new role. She was appointed to the post in July 2014. AAFA is developing a “leadership transition plan.”
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The new president of Assocalzaturifici, Annarita Pilotti, has drawn attention...
The new president of Assocalzaturifici, Annarita Pilotti, has drawn attention to the potential consequences for Italian and European manufacturers in case the EU grants Market Economy Status to China. The footwear and textile sectors might be especially vulnerable as these sectors would no longer be able to obtain relief from ...
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A German private-sector watchdog, the Centre for Protection against Unfair...
A German private-sector watchdog, the Centre for Protection against Unfair Competition, has filed a suit in a regional court in Berlin against Zalando, accusing the e-tailer of false advertising. The suit alleges that Zalando had made customers believe that they had to act to buy certain clothing items on its ...
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Ecco has been asked pay 82 million Danish kroner (€11.0m-$11.7m)...
Ecco has been asked pay 82 million Danish kroner (€11.0m-$11.7m) in extra taxes for 2005 in its home country. The Danish National Tax Court handed out the ruling, charging that the company should also pay for income earnings by its subsidiaries in Indonesia and Thailand. Noting that one of the ...
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The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC), run by...
The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC), run by Carmen Arias, is finalizing the recruitment of a successor for Valentina Reino, who is leaving the job of policy director to become policy and communication manager of the European Retail Round Table (ERRT).
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The U.S. government is considering placing Taobao, the big e-commerce...
The U.S. government is considering placing Taobao, the big e-commerce platform operated by China's Alibaba Group, on its list of “Notorious Markets” for its continued offering of products that are in conflict with intellectual property rights. This comes after the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) issued a complaint against ...
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Assomac, the trade organization for the Italian tanning and footwear...
Assomac, the trade organization for the Italian tanning and footwear machinery sector, has signed an agreement with Tunisia's National Leather and Footwear Centre (CNCC) to strengthen the commercial and knowledge connections between industry representatives of the two countries. Under the terms of the agreement, Assomac will supply expertise as well ...
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The government of Myanmar has approved the first minimum wage...
The government of Myanmar has approved the first minimum wage for all the workers in the country, which is becoming a new sourcing hub for clothing and footwear, except for businesses that employ fewer than 15 people. After bitter negotiations, the minimum wage has been set at 3,600 kyat ($2.86) ...
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Adidas filed a suit against Skechers USA in Portland's district...
Adidas filed a suit against Skechers USA in Portland's district court on Sept. 14, charging that one of its shoe styles is a knock-offs of its Stan Smith model, and that others use its Supernova trademark and its Three-Stripe mark. The two companies have already squared off and reached settlements ...
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Cambodian garment workers are considering strike action after the government...
Cambodian garment workers are considering strike action after the government voted to raise the monthly minimum wage for their industrial sector by 9.4 percent to $140, starting next January. A majority representing the government, factories and unions supported an increase to $135 a month, and the government then raised it ...
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The government of Brazil has sent a delegation to Indonesia...
The government of Brazil has sent a delegation to Indonesia to determine whether the country has a market economy and to check out any relations that local shoe producers may have with Chinese producers. Opponents of the current anti-dumping duties on Chinese shoes have in fact proposed Indonesia as the ...
