All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 32
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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 ...
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Candice Cooper has lost a counterfeiting suit against Geox and...
Candice Cooper has lost a counterfeiting suit against Geox and Lüke, a German online shop that has been selling its shoes. At issue was a model of Geox sneakers called New Moena, which allegedly infringed on Candice Cooper's Rock and Rock Plus styles. A court in Düsseldorf has denied Candice ...
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Fiamp, the umbrella organization of Italian producers of fashion accessories,...
Fiamp, the umbrella organization of Italian producers of fashion accessories, has announced changes at the top of the organization. Cirillo Marcolin, president of Anfao, is the new chairman for 2015/17. He takes over from Cleto Sagripanti,. the former president of Assocalzaturifici who is now president of CEC, the Confederation of ...
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Abicalçados, the Brazilian shoe industry association, is re-launching its website...
Abicalçados, the Brazilian shoe industry association, is re-launching its website as a sophisticated B2B portal where its 130 member companies can present their collections, with information on pricing and minimum quantities, and offer them to registered buyers from all over the world. That goes also for surplus lots. Buyers can ...
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A court in Koblenz has rejected a complaint by 33...
A court in Koblenz has rejected a complaint by 33 Birkenstock's employees that men have been better treated at the company than women. The court argued that they have been performing different tasks.
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Carrefour has been given a definitive fine of €342,000 by...
Carrefour has been given a definitive fine of €342,000 by a Paris court for infringement of Humeau Beaupreau's intellectual property rights relating to its Méduse shoe, a beach sandal in molded PVC that has been on the market since 1946. The fine is said to be the highest assigned for ...
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A new executive director, José Monzonis Salvia, took office this...
A new executive director, José Monzonis Salvia, took office this month at Fice, the Spanish shoe industry federation. This industrial engineer served for the past three years as vice minister of the economy, industry and energy in the state government of Valencia, an important shoemaking region of Spain. He previously ...
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The case against Christian Louboutin's European trademark brought by Roland...
The case against Christian Louboutin's European trademark brought by Roland has been dismissed by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Roland, a manufacturer and distributor of electronic musical instruments, had originally opposed Louboutin's trademark on the basis of the red in its own trademark. The Office for ...
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Skechers has has filed a lawsuit against Steven Madden for...
Skechers has has filed a lawsuit against Steven Madden for copyright infringement. The shoe style in question is Steven by Steve Madden's Setta shoe, which allegedly infringes on the Skechers Go Walk and other Skechers product lines. In the law suit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for ...
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A court in Cologne ruled on July 17 in favor...
A court in Cologne ruled on July 17 in favor of Candice Cooper in its lawsuit against Paul Green, says Schuhkurier. At issue was the registration by Candice Cooper of a heart-inspired logo. Paul Green has not used its logo since March 2014.
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The executive committee of Fice, the Spanish sporting goods industry...
The executive committee of Fice, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, is expected to approve shortly the nomination of a new executive director, following the death last October of its former executive president, Rafael Calvo, and the retirement in December of Javier Garcia-Lillo as secretary general, after 36 years. José ...
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Two new project managers have been appointed for Brazilian Footwear,...
Two new project managers have been appointed for Brazilian Footwear, the export promotion program conducted by the Brazilian shoe industry association, Abicalçados, in partnership with the Apex-Brasil state agency. Cristian Schlindwein, will coordinate the Development Unit, while Roberta Ramos will steer the Image Promotion Unit. Cristiano Korbes will continue to ...
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Argentina's Minister of Industry, Débora Giorgi, has announced that the...
Argentina's Minister of Industry, Débora Giorgi, has announced that the government will soon launch a price observatory for leather, footwear and fine leather products. During a recent meeting with entrepreneurs and actors of the sector, Ms Giorgi explained that the performance of the industry will be observed and analysed, while ...
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The Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) has...
The Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) has established a Basic CAD-CAM Training on Shoe Masters facility, with the help of Torielli, at the COEL Centre in Gazipur. The 7-day program is part of the association's Bangladesh Inspired Lot 2 Project. The association estimates that the country's exports ...
