All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 14
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Under the growing pressure of regulatory changes, private health insurance...
Under the growing pressure of regulatory changes, private health insurance companies and consumers' associations, French opticians have created a new lobbying body called Rof (Rassemblement des Opticiens de France). The new organization wants to stand as the most representative association of opticians in a fragmented market by January 2018. Most ...
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About 180 frames of Kinto's “Lab! by Kinto” collection of...
About 180 frames of Kinto's “Lab! by Kinto” collection of frames with a value of €40,000 were stolen during the Opti show in Munich last month. On the last night of the show, thieves forced the locks and stole the complete new collection as well as the most expensive Kinto models. ...
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Bausch + Lomb has announced that it has won its...
Bausch + Lomb has announced that it has won its patent infringement lawsuit with Vitamin Health in a U.S. District Court. In the lawsuit, which was filed in September 2013, among other claims, Bausch + Lomb accused Vitamin Health of infringing certain Bausch + Lomb's U.S. patents covering PreserVision AREDS ...
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The Vision Council has appointed Mitch Barkley to the position...
The Vision Council has appointed Mitch Barkley to the position of vice president of Trade Shows and Meetings. The position was previously held by Ashley Mills who was promoted chief executive as reported previously (Eyewear Intelligence – Vol. 17 n°14,15). Barkley joined the organization in January 2016 as the liaison to the Eyewear and ...
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The Vision Council has appointed its new board members and...
The Vision Council has appointed its new board members and officers. Mike Hundert, chief executive and chief creative officer of De Rigo Rem, has been elected as the new chairman of the board. Marty Bassett of Walman Optical is now the immediate past chairman. Ken Bradley of Eschenbach Optik is ...
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Susan J. Chiles has been picked to be the new...
Susan J. Chiles has been picked to be the new managing director of the World Council of Optometry (WCO). She comes with more than 20 years of experience in corporate marketing, communications and brand management. She has been most recently the marketing communication manager in the affiliate relations and membership ...
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Valeant Pharmaceutical has agreed to divest Paragon Holdings after its...
Valeant Pharmaceutical has agreed to divest Paragon Holdings after its acquisition was challenged by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Both Valeant and Paragon make polymer discs used in the manufacture of rigid gas permeable contact lenses. Paragon's business will be sold to a new company led by Joe Sicari, former ...
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The Spanish authorities have dismantled one of the main hubs...
The Spanish authorities have dismantled one of the main hubs in the European Union for the distribution of counterfeit goods. The international gang operated in and around La Jonquera, in northeastern Spain, close to the French border. The Spanish police, which was assisted in the operation by Europol, said in ...
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The Vision Council has committed to contribute $3 million to...
The Vision Council has committed to contribute $3 million to the Think About Your Eyes campaign in 2017, as compared to a contribution of $500,000 by the trade association in 2016. The increase was driven by the success of the campaign, which in 2015 alone resulted in nearly one million ...
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The London-based Federation of Manufacturing Opticians (FMO) has appointed Andy...
The London-based Federation of Manufacturing Opticians (FMO) has appointed Andy Yorke as its new chairman. Yorke, who is the managing director of Topcon Medical, has more than 35 years of experience in the U.K. ophthalmic industry and optical profession. He is a past president of the British Contact Lens Association ...
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The Optical Confederation (OC) of the U.K.has announced that its...
The Optical Confederation (OC) of the U.K.has announced that its chairman, Chris Hunt, has stepped down at the end of his two-year tenure, which ended on Oct. 23. The OC represents 13,000 optometrists, 6,000 dispensing opticians and 7,000 optical businesses in the U.K. An internal review will now consider how ...
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The Vision Council has announced the promotion of Ashley Mills...
The Vision Council has announced the promotion of Ashley Mills as its new chief executive, effective Nov. 1, and of Greg Chavez as executive vice president in charge of operations and memberships. Mills replaces Mike Daley, who has retired, although he will continue to work with the organization until Dec. ...
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Gifo, the French optical industry association, has declared its satisfaction...
Gifo, the French optical industry association, has declared its satisfaction with a government decree that allows opticians to amplifying the range of services they can perform, allowing the eye doctors to concentrate on complex pathologies.
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Josef May, who runs Silhouette in Germany, was re-elected as...
Josef May, who runs Silhouette in Germany, was re-elected as chairman of Spectaris during the general meeting of the German eyewear industry association on Oct. 4. May has been chairman of Spectaris since 2007. André Schulte, chief executive of Weinmann Emergency Medical Technology, was re-elected as vice president of Spectaris. ...
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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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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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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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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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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 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.
