All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 46
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Mandy Cabot, the co-founder and chief executive of Dansko in...
Mandy Cabot, the co-founder and chief executive of Dansko in the U.S., was one of 15 small-business owners who were invited to a talk with President Barack Obama and members of his administration. The purpose was to discuss the impact upcoming tax and policy changes would have on small businesses.
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The recently reorganized Confederation of the European Shoe Industry (CEC)...
The recently reorganized Confederation of the European Shoe Industry (CEC) adopted a new set of statutes on Nov. 29 at its general assembly. They call for an expansion in its activities beyond governmental lobbying to measures intended to augment the competitiveness of the European shoe industry through the identification and ...
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A new study raises concern over the international trade in...
A new study raises concern over the international trade in python skins, which are mainly imported by the European fashion and leather industry. According to the report “Trade in South-East Asian Python Skins,” released by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Traffic, a joint program of ...
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Hundreds of workers at the Global Footwear factory just outside...
Hundreds of workers at the Global Footwear factory just outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia, have been on strike since Nov. 15, demanding a pay raise of $9 per month. The union says 1,000 workers are participating in the strike, while the factory gives the figure as 300. With the pay increase, ...
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Pavers has become the first foreign retailer to be allowed...
Pavers has become the first foreign retailer to be allowed to set up wholly owned stores in India, after the government cleared the way for it to invest $20 million in single-brand retailing. Previously, non-Indian companies could own only up to 51 percent of their Indian retail operations, a rule ...
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Pakistan's Trade Development Authority (TDAP) plans to help the nation's...
Pakistan's Trade Development Authority (TDAP) plans to help the nation's footwear manufacturers take part in the next edition of Expo Riva Schuh, at Riva del Garda in Italy, on Jan. 12-15, 2013. Eight members of the Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association participated and booked substantial orders last year. TDAP described the ...
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Vagabond has won a landmark case in a Stockholm court,...
Vagabond has won a landmark case in a Stockholm court, based on a European directive, issued in 2002, which protects original designs for three years all over the European Union, even if they are not registered in the European patent office in Alicante. Another Swedish shoe firm, LT Skor, has ...
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The U.S. footwear industry claims tariff clarity in connection with...
The U.S. footwear industry claims tariff clarity in connection with the delays in the issuing of guidance over tariffs by U.S. Customs. The demand comes from four of the sector's leading associations that represent most domestic manufacturers of rubber and plastic footwear as well as footwear importers, including: the American ...
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U.S. customs confiscated 20,457 pairs of counterfeit Christian Louboutin shoes...
U.S. customs confiscated 20,457 pairs of counterfeit Christian Louboutin shoes at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport. According to U.S. authorities, three different importers shipped the fakes on July 27 and Aug. 14 of this year. Customs officers noticed that the boxes containing the knock-off shoes came from China, while the ...
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The British Footwear Association has announced a new collaboration with...
The British Footwear Association has announced a new collaboration with two London-based public relations agencies to offer mentor support to emerging footwear brands. The BFA PR mentoring program, in association with Wingfield PR and Cow PR, will help member companies expand and develop their brand identity. Cow Boutique, the newly-launched ...
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The first Milan Anti-counterfeiting Committee (“Consiglio Milanese Anticontraffazione” - CMA)...
The first Milan Anti-counterfeiting Committee (“Consiglio Milanese Anticontraffazione” - CMA) was presented to the press at Milan's city hall by the city's mayor, Giuliano Pisapia, and other dignitaries last Sept. 24. The project aims at monitoring counterfeiting in the municipality of Milan by collecting data with law enforcement agencies and ...
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Bata has immediately responded to a request by the European...
Bata has immediately responded to a request by the European Commission to withdraw a shoe called Flexible Pelle Vera, made by an external supplier and sold in Bulgaria, because it has been found to contain traces of chromium VI, a substance banned by the EU because it can be allergic ...
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A U.S. judge has approved a $40 million settlement between...
A U.S. judge has approved a $40 million settlement between Skechers and consumers who filed more than 70 lawsuits against the company over its Shape-Ups toning shoes. The deal, which has yet to be finalized at a public hearing next March, follows a settlement three months ago with the U.S. ...
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Adical, the Spanish association of shoe components' manufacturers, has changed...
Adical, the Spanish association of shoe components' manufacturers, has changed its name to Asociación de Importadores y Exportadores de Calzado y Componentes, but the abbreviation will remain the same
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LVMH has filed a lawsuit against French rival Hermès, another...
LVMH has filed a lawsuit against French rival Hermès, another step in the ongoing legal battle between the two conglomerates, in response to Hermès taking legal action against LVMH earlier this summer. The original complaint from Hermès, filed with a Paris court on July 10, concerned “the circumstances through which ...
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Peter Varedin, president of Ambiorix, is the new president of...
Peter Varedin, president of Ambiorix, is the new president of Febic, the Belgian Federation of Footwear Manufacturers, taking the place of Roeland Smets, who passed away last Feb. 7
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Bernard Arnault, the head of LVMH and the richest man...
Bernard Arnault, the head of LVMH and the richest man in France, has set up a foundation in Belgium that will help his heirs avoid large inheritance taxes in the case of his death. The foundation, called ProtectInvest, places his billions of euros of assets in a private structure that ...
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A five-year legal dispute between Skechers USA and Cobra International...
A five-year legal dispute between Skechers USA and Cobra International has been resolved. Skechers is claiming victory in the action, in which Cobra said that Skechers infringed on its patent for sequential lighting with the circuit used in its lighted footwear. However, Cobra has agreed to dismiss the suit, and ...
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Members of the footwear industry in the Punjab region of...
Members of the footwear industry in the Punjab region of India, including manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, were to go on strike today to protest an increase in the VAT on footwear. The Shoe Merchants Association of Punjab said that the rate was raised from 5.5 percent for non-leather shoes and ...
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The governments of Argentina and Brazil have reached an agreement...
The governments of Argentina and Brazil have reached an agreement to unblock more than 680,000 pairs of shoes that were stuck at customs and could not reach Argentina because of a trade dispute that have led to a big loss of revenues for Brazilian manufacturers. This still leaves around 650,299 ...
