All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 11
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Christian Roméas, a well-known personality in the French eyewear sector,...
Christian Roméas, a well-known personality in the French eyewear sector, has resigned as president of SynOpe, the biggest association of independent opticians in France, which he helped to found in 2004 and which he has led for ten years. SynOpe groups voluntary chains such as Acuitis, Krys Group, Optic 2000 ...
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Commissione Difesa Vista (CDV), the Italian organization that promotes vision...
Commissione Difesa Vista (CDV), the Italian organization that promotes vision and eye health, has become a “Non-profit Organization of Social Utility” (ONLUS), a formal step to mark the organization s social commitment in its field of action. CDV's founding members represent various categories concerned with vision and eye health, and ...
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Hoya Vision Care is introducing Hoya EyeGenius, a new high-precision...
Hoya Vision Care is introducing Hoya EyeGenius, a new high-precision system for the measurement and correction of fixation disparities in the case of heterophoria, an eye condition characterized by a failure of the visual axes to remain parallel. Hoya EyeGenius is said to calculate the ideal prismatic prescription for the ...
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VSP Global and the University of South California (USC) Center...
VSP Global and the University of South California (USC) Center for Body Computing (CBC) are teaming up on a study and consumer pilot test of tech-enabled eyewear called the Level. Last year, VSP unveiled a pair of prototype glasses with health-tracking sensors built into the temple. A partnership with USC's ...
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Brulimar Optical is launching a new unisex collection of prescription...
Brulimar Optical is launching a new unisex collection of prescription frames, called Flextra, whose temples use a shape-memory alloy. They are made with inert and nickel-free titanium. They use a special coloring process to added bright color accents on the temple covers and other locations.
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ClearVision Optical and Steve Madden, the U.S. brand of footwear...
ClearVision Optical and Steve Madden, the U.S. brand of footwear and accessories, have signed a global multi-year licensing agreement for eyewear and sunglasses. ClearVision is taking over the license from Color Optics at a time when Madden is working with new partners in Europe as part of an ...
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Eschenbach Optik has signed new global licenses with BeYu Lizenz,...
Eschenbach Optik has signed new global licenses with BeYu Lizenz, a company in Austria, for the Art Deco and Beyu brands, starting next year. GVIS has these licenses until the end of 2016. The German company will also be the first eyewear licensee of Anny, a brand of nail polish. ...
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Safilo will take the place of Allison and the new...
Safilo will take the place of Allison and the new global licensee for the Moschino and Love Moschino brands, starting in January 2018. The agreement covers prescription eyewear and sunglasses and expires in December 2025, with an option for renewal. Safilo has also announced the renewal of its license ...
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Eschenbach Optik is extending its range of low-vision aids through...
Eschenbach Optik is extending its range of low-vision aids through the addition of the visolux Digital HD, a new electronic reading device. The new device features a non-reflective 7-inch LCD display and the DLS function (Dynamic Line Scrolling), and offers a magnification range of 2 to 22x. The two scroll ...
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After the success of its DriveSafe line for night vision,...
After the success of its DriveSafe line for night vision, Carl Zeiss Vision has released a line of new Office Lenses, designed to minimize digital eye strain as a result of bad posture in front of the computer screen. Following in the heels of Zeiss' DriveSafe, Essilor is introducing an ...
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The concept of facial scanning for the production of 3D...
The concept of facial scanning for the production of 3D customized eyewear is making further progress. Sfered Intelligence announced yesterday what it claims to be the first mirror-based 3D scanning system for the deployment and fitting of custom-made spectacles. Peter Tutuarima, CEO of Sfered, notes that customers tend to relax, ...
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In 2014, Optic 2000 was sentenced by a court in...
In 2014, Optic 2000 was sentenced by a court in Paris, France to pay €30 million in damages to Optical Center for unfair competition. The fine was related to a lawsuit filed in 2008, in which Optical Center claimed that around 20 stores of the Gadol Optic 2000 group had ...
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David Hewlett, chief executive of Modo Eyewear, has been elected...
David Hewlett, chief executive of Modo Eyewear, has been elected as chairman of the European Coalition for Vision (ECV). The ECV is an alliance of professional bodies, patient groups, European NGOs, disabled people's organizations, trade associations representing suppliers and research groups.
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David Hewlett, chief executive of Modo Eyewear, has been elected...
David Hewlett, chief executive of Modo Eyewear, has been elected as chairman of the European Coalition for Vision (ECV). The ECV is an alliance of professional bodies, patient groups, European NGOs, disabled people's organizations, trade associations representing suppliers and research groups.
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Specsavers has filed a trademark application with the U.K. Intellectual...
Specsavers has filed a trademark application with the U.K. Intellectual Property Office to establish its rights to the use of the terms “should've” in commercials. Specsavers' advertising campaign, which shows people in trouble due to the fact they are not wearing glasses, ends with the slogan “Should've gone to Specsavers.” ...
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Specsavers has filed a trademark application with the U.K. Intellectual...
Specsavers has filed a trademark application with the U.K. Intellectual Property Office to establish its rights to the use of the terms “should've” in commercials. Specsavers' advertising campaign, which shows people in trouble due to the fact they are not wearing glasses, ends with the slogan “Should've gone to Specsavers.” ...
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The Optical Women's Association (OWA) has announced that Maureen Cavanagh...
The Optical Women's Association (OWA) has announced that Maureen Cavanagh is taking over from Heather Smith as the new president of the organization with immediate effect. After four years as a member of the board of the Optical Women's Association (OWA), Smith will be moving on to a role outside ...
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The Optical Women's Association (OWA) has announced that Maureen Cavanagh...
The Optical Women's Association (OWA) has announced that Maureen Cavanagh is taking over from Heather Smith as the new president of the organization with immediate effect. After four years as a member of the board of the Optical Women's Association (OWA), Smith will be moving on to a role outside ...
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Sightsavers is partnering with Unilever in a campaign aimed at...
Sightsavers is partnering with Unilever in a campaign aimed at encouraging students in Ethiopia to wash their hands regularly. Teaming up with Lifebuoy, a soap brand of Unilever, Sightsavers hopes that their joint School of Five program will help eliminate the danger of blinding trachoma in the country.
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Sightsavers is partnering with Unilever in a campaign aimed at...
Sightsavers is partnering with Unilever in a campaign aimed at encouraging students in Ethiopia to wash their hands regularly. Teaming up with Lifebuoy, a soap brand of Unilever, Sightsavers hopes that their joint School of Five program will help eliminate the danger of blinding trachoma in the country.
