All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 14
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Riccardo Sciutto to head Cercal footwear school
Riccardo Sciutto, the chief executive of the Italian company Sergio Rossi, has been appointed president of the footwear school Cercal located in San Mauro Pascoli, in the Emilia Romagna region. He replaces Cesare Casadei, who oversaw the school for seven years. Massimo Pazzaglia, project manager of the company Giglioli Production, ...
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Spanish footwear employers, unions call for more help
The Spanish employers association Fice and the trade unions CCOO and UGT met on June 16 to analyze the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the footwear industry and have called on the authorities to help by extending the temporary lay-off mechanism ERTES at least until the end of the ...
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A new register for historic trademarks in Italy
A special register for “historic trademarks of national interest” has been created in Italy. Registration in the new inventory is open to trademarks that have been registered for at least 50 years. For an unregistered trademark, the applicant must prove that the trademark has been in continuous use for at ...
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Danish designer Ilse Jacobsen loses a copyright case
The Danish designer Ilse Jacobsen has lost a copyright infringement case over a rubber boot against Morsø Sko Import, an importer of unbranded shoes, according to a report on the national TV channel TV2. She had previously applied for a verdict from both Danish Maritime and Commercial Court, and the ...
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Cotance calls on EU to regulate the use of the term leather
Cotance, the assocation representing the European leather industry, is urging the European Commission to regulate the use of the term “leather.” The call comes after the Italian cabinet approved on May 28 a decree protecting it by banning the use of the word leather (pelle or cuoio in Italian) when ...
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Mandatory tagging of shoes will start in Russia on July 1st
There will be no further delays in the introduction of mandatory tagging of footwear products sold on the Russian market, said Victor Evtukhov, Deputy Industry and Trade Minister. All untagged shoes will be banned for sale in the country from July 1, he added. The tags consist of electronic chips ...
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Cambodian manufacturers plead for postponement of EU sanctions
Sales of Cambodian apparel, footwear and travel goods are estimated to fall by 50 to 60 percent in the second quarter year-on-year, according to the Cambodia Footwear Association, the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia and the European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia. In a co-signed letter sent to the European ...
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La Halle receives 7 offers for 60% of its business
La Halle, the big French low-cost clothing, footwear and accessories retailer owned by Vivarte, will have to be sold piecemeal, while more time is being granted by a court to find a buyer for André, the more high-end shoe retailer, which is currently in bankruptcy proceedings.
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New Balance settles lawsuit against Nautica
The trademark-infringement lawsuit that New Balance filed in Massachusetts in August 2019 against Authentic Brands Group over use of the letter “N” on footwear and apparel by the brand Nautica has been settled. All claims against Nautica have been dismissed without prejudice, and each party will be covering its own ...
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Vivarte turns to courts to save La Halle
To avoid a total collapse of La Halle, hit by the closure of all of its stores due to Covid-19, the Vivarte retail group has opened a ”safeguard procedure” with the Paris Commercial Court. The aim is to restructure the debt of the big French chain of low-priced shoe and ...
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ArticleGlobal footwear consumption seen down by 22.5% in 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to slash global footwear consumption by 22.5 percent this year and prompt the industry to rethink the organization of the supply chain. Sneakers and e-commerce continue to be viewed as the growing segments of the market over the next three years.
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European TCLF training
The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) has announced a series of new training programs related to eight new and/or upgraded occupations, within the framework of the EU-funded project Erasmus+ “Skills4Smart TCLF Industries 2030 Blueprint.” The acronym “TCLF” stands for Textile, Clothing, Leather, and Footwear sectors. The training courses ...
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German suppliers and retailers cooperate in the Covid-19 crisis
The German shoe industry association, HDS/L, is working on a special program for retailers together with the BDSE, the federal association of shoe retailers, according to Schuhkurier. Each brand or manufacturer should define the shoe models from the current, already delivered, spring/summer collection whose sale will be postponed for the ...
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EU to implement consumer protection rules
Consumer protection rules passed by the European Union in 2018 have recently come into force, and EU member countries are to implement them within the next two years. The rules aim to make online shopping more transparent and secure. Online retailers found to be violating the rules will face heavy ...
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A murder at Timberland
Catherine Heppner was found stabbed to death on Feb. 9 at Timberland’s headquarters in Stratham, New Hampshire. The 46-year-old had been with the footwear brand for almost a decade, serving as senior manager and director of North American marketing and as director of global marketing for Timberland Pro. Robert Pavao ...
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Italian Trade Agency invests in exports to U.S.
The Italian Trade Agency is investing €28 million to boost exports to the U.S. Of that total, €8 million is devoted to consumer goods, such as footwear and textiles. The overall figure is 45 percent higher than it was last year. According to Antonino Laspina, the agency’s executive director, the ...
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Italy and Marche region to fund leather cluster
The Marche region and the Italian government each plan to provide €30 million, by contributing €15 million each, to finance the relaunch of the Marche footwear and leather cluster centered around the towns of Fermo and Macerata. The focus of the investments will be on infrastructure. The cluster has suffered ...
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EU Parliament approves trade deal with Vietnam
The European Parliament has approved the free trade agreement negotiated by the European Commission with the government of Vietnam with 401 votes in favor of the package, 192 votes against and 40 abstentions. The FTA will allow the removal of virtually all import duties by the two parties over the ...
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EC withdraws Cambodia's duty-free access to EU
The European Commission is putting pressure on the Cambodian government to stop violating its commitments to various conventions on labor, social and human rights, including the International Labor Organization’s convention on collective bargaining. It is doing so by withdrawing Cambodia’s duty-free access to the market of the European Union, starting ...
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Misaf to hold 2nd edition in June with focus on design, innovation
Misaf, which stands for Milan shoes and accessories fair, plans to hold its second edition from June 10 to June 12, just before Expo Riva Schuh, scheduled for June 13-16. Expo Riva Schuh is held in the Italian town of Riva del Garda and is the world’s leading shoe fair ...
