All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 15
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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 ambitious ...
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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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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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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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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 ...
