All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 15
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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 include: ...
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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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Club OpticLibre, the French voluntary group of opticians, has filed...
Club OpticLibre, the French voluntary group of opticians, has filed a lawsuit against Kalivia, a big French network of mutual funds, alleging anti-competitive behavior on the occasion of its latest call for proposals. On March 17, 2016, Kalivia launched a call for proposals to renew its network of partner opticians ...
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FittingBox, the specialist in virtual try-on solutions for eyewear, and...
FittingBox, the specialist in virtual try-on solutions for eyewear, and Fuel3D, which specializes in 3D capture and imaging, have announced a new collaboration, which is supposed to enhance the eyewear virtual try-on offering. FittingBox already offers the Owiz Mirror, an in-store virtual try-on product combining a digital camera and screen, ...
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Spektre is launching the new Mambo line, its first ophthalmic...
Spektre is launching the new Mambo line, its first ophthalmic collection. Until now, the Milan-based company had only produced sunglasses. The Mambo collection comprises 13 ophthalmic frames, available in a choice of neutral tones. The company said Mambo frames are inspired by “a modern street style” as well as some ...
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Essilor of America has acknowledged that it is being investigated...
Essilor of America has acknowledged that it is being investigated by the U.S. federal government about “promotional activity occurring in the lens industry.” Essilor says it is providing the requested information and taking the opportunity to review and standardize its promotional programs.
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Essilor of America has acknowledged that it is being investigated...
Essilor of America has acknowledged that it is being investigated by the U.S. federal government about “promotional activity occurring in the lens industry.” Essilor says it is providing the requested information and taking the opportunity to review and standardize its promotional programs.
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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.
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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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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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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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The Association of Optometrists (AOP) in the U.K. announced in...
The Association of Optometrists (AOP) in the U.K. announced in May that it received more than 3,800 legal and regulatory inquiries in 2015, up 32 percent from 2014. The inquiries mostly concerned employment issues, followed by queries regarding general ophthalmic services and patients' complaints. The AOP also recorded a 6 ...
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Euromcontact, the European Association of Contact Lens and Lens Care...
Euromcontact, the European Association of Contact Lens and Lens Care Products, has welcomed mark'ennovy as a new member. Chris Carter, mark'ennovy's group marketing and sales director, will represent the company on the Euromcontact board. Euromcontact\'s members represent around 90 percent of the EU market of contact lens and lens care ...
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Bausch + Lomb and CooperVision have reaffirmed their commitment to...
Bausch + Lomb and CooperVision have reaffirmed their commitment to unilateral pricing policies (UPP) in the U.S. on the back of Johnson & Johnson's decision to discontinue minimum pricing requirements for its contact lenses. Bausch + Lomb says its UPP helps to support innovative product offerings while Coopervision confirms it ...
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Certottica has a new chairman, Luigino Boito, formerly director general...
Certottica has a new chairman, Luigino Boito, formerly director general of this Italian institute for the certification of optical products, which is controlled by Anfao, the Italian eyewear industry association. Boito takes over from Floriano Pra for a three-year term. The board of directors, made up of 11 representatives of ...
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The Italian Trade Commission (ICE) supported the 25 Italian companies...
The Italian Trade Commission (ICE) supported the 25 Italian companies exhibiting on April 15-17 in the Italian Pavilion at the Vision Expo East fair in New York. The U.S. is the main export market for Italian eyewear, with a share of 25.5 percent. Exports to the U.S. increased by 22.8 ...
