All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 31
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Columbia Sportswear has obtained a temporary restraining order from a...
Columbia Sportswear has obtained a temporary restraining order from a district judge to prevent Seirus Innovative Accessories from initiating an examination by the U.S. Patent Trademark Office of its own Omni Heat design patent. The court had already dismissed Seirus' challenges against the patent's validity without prejudice. The jury in ...
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has agreed to review...
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has agreed to review a complaint by Yeti that Alibaba and certain other online retailers and manufacturers are selling insulated beverage containers that infringe on nine trademarks or design patents that protect its coolers. Besides Alibaba, other companies named in the complaint are several ...
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Columbia Sportswear has emerged largely victorious from a patent infringement...
Columbia Sportswear has emerged largely victorious from a patent infringement lawsuit over one of its Omni-Heat reflective technology designs. In late September, a jury in the U.S. District Court of San Diego awarded $3,018,000 in damages against another US-based snow apparel company Seirus Innovative Accessories, headquartered in San Diego. The ...
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Lowa has received a prize for its reliability and the...
Lowa has received a prize for its reliability and the saleable quality of its shoes from a German footwear trade magazine, Schuhkurier, following a survey of its readers
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La Sportiva has entered a collaboration with Jonathan Wyatt, a...
La Sportiva has entered a collaboration with Jonathan Wyatt, a professional runner from New Zealand, as part of its program to further develop its range of mountain running footwear, particularly in the trail running segment. He will participate in trade marketing activities, organizing product clinics and providing sales support. Wyatt ...
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Lorenzo Delladio, chief executive of La Sportiva, and other local...
Lorenzo Delladio, chief executive of La Sportiva, and other local entrepreneurs are lobbying to turn the Rolle pass in the Italian Dolomites into an area for green tourism, favoring outdoor activities instead of snow sports. They are trying to prevent the planned rehabilitation of the local ski facilities, which are ...
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Garmont has announced a new partnership with France's Ensa (Ecole...
Garmont has announced a new partnership with France's Ensa (Ecole Nationale de Ski et d'Alpinisme). As part of this collaboration, Ensa guides will field-test Garmont products and provide feedback to enable improvements and future product developments. Among the boots that the Ensa mountain professionals will be using are the Dragontail, ...
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In a letter to the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, Vaude...
In a letter to the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, Vaude said it wants to prevent the deportation of refugees who are working at the company. Nine refugees from Syria, Nigeria, Gambia, Iraq and Afghanistan are currently working at Vaude. Five of them are facing deportation from Germany. In her letter ...
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W.L. Gore & Associates has been imposed a fine of...
W.L. Gore & Associates has been imposed a fine of 3.67 billion South Korean Won (€2.7m-$3.2m) by the Korea Fair Trade Commission for engaging in unfair trade practices in the country, in violation of Article 23 of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act. According to the trade regulator, between March ...
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Craghoppers will showcase its new range of Discovery Adventures graphic...
Craghoppers will showcase its new range of Discovery Adventures graphic tees and hoodies at Debenhams' in London. A new Craghoppers and Discovery Adventures space was inaugurated at Debenhams' flagship department store on Oxford Street on Sept. 29, where customers were able to get an exclusive first look at the range. ...
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Hoka One One is adding a Swedish triathlon champion, Patrik...
Hoka One One is adding a Swedish triathlon champion, Patrik Nilsson, to its elite team, joining Cyril Viennot, Charlotte Morel, Boris Stein and Alessandro Degasperi. The 25-year-old has won four Ironman Triathlon races. Hoka is an exclusive sponsor of the Ironman Series.
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Heiner Oberrauch, president of the Oberalp Group, has been awarded...
Heiner Oberrauch, president of the Oberalp Group, has been awarded one of the highest honors by the Austrian government. Wolfgang Spadinger, consul general of Austria in Bolzano, pinned the Great Order of Merit to Oberrauch's jacket at the end of August in a ceremony held in the city, where the ...
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Sport Partner reports that the outdoor section of the FGHS,...
Sport Partner reports that the outdoor section of the FGHS, the Dutch organization for sporting goods suppliers, has opened an Outdoor Opportunity Concept Store at the Sports Business Center in Leusden. Set up a few months ago, the outdoor section aims to raise the share of outdoor products in the ...
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Travis Campbell, president of Smartwool and first vice chairman of...
Travis Campbell, president of Smartwool and first vice chairman of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), has been elected chairman of the American lobbying group. He is taking the place of Gordon Seabury, who stepped down after the expiration of his two-year mandate in the post.
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Garmin International has announced that it has won its patent...
Garmin International has announced that it has won its patent dispute with Navico as the previous rulings in the dispute have been reversed by a Federal Court in the U.S. In December 2015, the International Trade Commission (ITC) found that Garmin had infringed patents related to Navico's sonars. The U.S. ...
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Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) is launching a call for projects...
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) is launching a call for projects to support the creation of jobs related to nautical sports in France's Upper Savoy region, in partnership with Pôle Métropolitain du Genevois Français and Chablais Léman Développement. Project proposals can be submitted by entrepreneurs, companies and associations. The initiative will ...
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The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has condemned President Donald Trump's...
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has condemned President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement, joining numerous companies and heads of state around the world. Noting that the outdoor industry is directly affected by climate change, Amy Roberts, executive director of the OIA, said President ...
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The North Face and other outdoor brands have formed a...
The North Face and other outdoor brands have formed a new non-profit, membership-based association to help promote participation in outdoor activities across Europe. The names of the founding members and the association's program will be unveiled at the Ispo show in Munich on Sunday. The association, which has already secured ...
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Gregory, the backpack specialist owned by Samsonite, has joined the...
Gregory, the backpack specialist owned by Samsonite, has joined the European Outdoor Group
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The U.S. Defense Department is proposing legislation to the U.S....
The U.S. Defense Department is proposing legislation to the U.S. Congress that would make it mandatory to provide athletic footwear that is 100 percent made in the U.S. to recruits for their initial training, in compliance with the Berry Amendment. New Balance can already do that. Wolverine Worldwide is adding ...
