All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 15
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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 ...
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During the World Congress of Ophthalmology, held on Feb. 5-9...
During the World Congress of Ophthalmology, held on Feb. 5-9 in Guadalajara, Mexico, the International Council of Ophthalmology decided on a new guideline for glaucoma, supporting ophthalmologists and their offer to make early glaucoma screenings. All patients who make an eye examination should also get diagnosed for glaucoma and should ...
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Fiona Anderson is taking over from Peter Black after a...
Fiona Anderson is taking over from Peter Black after a three-year tenure as president of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO). Clive Marchant was elected vice president. Anderson, who is a partner in two independent practices in Aberdeen, has served on ABDO's board for the past three years.
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The International Glaucoma Association (IGA) has announced that Karen Osborn...
The International Glaucoma Association (IGA) has announced that Karen Osborn will join the organization as its new chief executive at the end of July. She will replace Russell Young, who retires in July after leading the charity for the last three years. Osborn has served as chief executive of the ...
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A million euros' worth of eyewear frames have been stolen...
A million euros' worth of eyewear frames have been stolen from Safilo. On the night between Tuesday April 12 to Wednesday April 13, thieves broke into the group's Longarone plant through a window, without setting off the alarm system. They took some 9,000 frames. The break-in was spotted by employees ...
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Hundreds of branded eyewear cases and an optical measuring instrument...
Hundreds of branded eyewear cases and an optical measuring instrument stolen last month from an optical store in Rome were found by the Italian police during a spot check on trucks on a highway east of the Italian capital. The total value of the stolen items amounts to around €100,000. ...
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Decathlon, the well-known sporting goods retail chain, is one of...
Decathlon, the well-known sporting goods retail chain, is one of a number of retailers being reportedly accused of selling eyewear illegally in Italy. Two do-it-yourself chains, Bricoman and Leroy Merlin, are among the other culprits, along with a Danish chain of variety stores, Tiger. The eyewear models in question are ...
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The Thai police seized nearly one million pairs of fake...
The Thai police seized nearly one million pairs of fake designer sunglasses in a series of raids on a counterfeiting gang in Bangkok at the beginning of March. Two Chinese nationals - a man and a woman - were arrested, investigators said. Ray-Ban, Oakley, Dior and Louis Vuitton were among ...
