All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 7
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The Vision Council has appointed Nathan Troxell as director of...
The Vision Council has appointed Nathan Troxell as director of industry development for Think About Your Eyes, the public awareness initiative focused on educating consumers in the U.S. about the importance of vision health and annual comprehensive eye exams, in partnership with the American Optometric Association. In his new role, ...
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Luxottica, the Italian unit of EssilorLuxottica, has decided to quit...
Luxottica, the Italian unit of EssilorLuxottica, has decided to quit Anfao, the Italian eyewear industry association, without giving a reason. The departure is said to be the natural consequence of Luxottica's decision last year to leave Confindustria, the Italian employers' association, in the context of its merger with Essilor in ...
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Oakley has won a legal challenge in the European Court...
Oakley has won a legal challenge in the European Court of Justice over its elliptical logo. The highest court of the European Union overturned an earlier decision by the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) which ruled that a logo registered by a Chinese individual, Xuebo Ye, did not infringe on ...
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The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) of the U.K....
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) of the U.K. has issued a comment on a report in Which? The British consumer testing magazine claimed that a quarter of the glasses it had procured from online shops failed one or more of its tests. In some cases, the glasses had ...
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Essilor's online review, Points de Vue, and the International Opticians...
Essilor's online review, Points de Vue, and the International Opticians Association (IOA) have announced a strategic partnership to develop joint continuing education programs and promote knowledge sharing among eye-care professionals. The IOA, headquartered in London, is an association dedicated to the enhancement and development of the optical profession around the ...
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Luigino Boito has been confirmed as president of Certottica, the...
Luigino Boito has been confirmed as president of Certottica, the Italian certification institute for eyewear, for the 2019-21 period. The institute's revenues grew last year by 11 percent to €3 million, and the trend continued in the first quarter of this year.
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Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French-based association based in Annecy,...
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French-based association based in Annecy, has appointed Benjamin Thaller as its new managing director. He replaces Anne Schott, who has left the organization to pursue other professional opportunities after 30 months in the role. Thaller was previously marketing director at Julbo and, prior to that, ...
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that his administration...
U.S. President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that his administration will introduce an extra 10 percent duty on $300 billion worth of Chinese imports, including eyewear. The Vision Council stated that the tariffs will also affect Chinese-made spectacle lenses, spectacle frames, sunglasses, reading glasses, eyeglasses, safety glasses, goggles and many ...
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Ambra Nobre Sinkoc has been named executive director of Abióptica,...
Ambra Nobre Sinkoc has been named executive director of Abióptica, the Brazilian eyewear industry association, which has 80 members representing 95 percent of the industry. The corporate governance of the 20-year-old association was reorganized after the recent resignation of its former president, Bento Alcofrado. An extraordinary general meeting has established ...
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As in recent years, The Vision Council will be warning...
As in recent years, The Vision Council will be warning the public about the dangers of ultraviolet radiation from the sun and the importance of protective eyewear on National Sunglasses Day, June 27. In 2018, the campaign generated a billion print, online, social-media and broadcast impressions in 2018 – with ...
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Luxottica has signed a new labor contract with the trade...
Luxottica has signed a new labor contract with the trade unions representing its 11,430 employees in Italy. Valid until June 20, 2022, the agreement calls for the introduction of a co-decision process on the firm's direction with the participation of representatives of the employees and the management, the opportunity for ...
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Euromcontact has announced that Nicoletta Losi, from Johnson & Johnson...
Euromcontact has announced that Nicoletta Losi, from Johnson Johnson Vision Care, has been unanimously re-elected president of the organization. Euromcontact is the European Federation of National Associations and International Companies of Contact Lens and Lens Care Manufacturers. The organization has also announced NÄE, the Finish association of Vision ...
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Aspex Eyewear has agreed to pay a financial settlement to...
Aspex Eyewear has agreed to pay a financial settlement to VSP Global to set aside their disputes, and the Canadian firm will be reinstated as an in-network frame provider under VSP's insurance policies. This brings to a close a series of lawsuits and countersuits pitting Aspex against VSP, Marchon Eyewear, ...
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On April 21, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)...
On April 21, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued a recall for Ray-Ban non-prescription brown tortoiseshell sunglasses sold by Big W Optical. The model in question reads “RB4175” on the left stem. The Australian regulatory authority claims that the glasses do not meet the requirements of Consumer Protection ...
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Italian brands could be subject to new restraints. La Lega,...
Italian brands could be subject to new restraints. La Lega, one of the two ruling Italian political parties, has proposed a bill in the Italian Parliament which, if signed into law, would apply new restrictions to brands defined as historic – that is, to “national manufacturing firms of excellence with ...
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Bento Alcofrado announced his resignation and president of Abióptica, the...
Bento Alcofrado announced his resignation and president of Abióptica, the Brazilian eyewear industry association, just before the start of its annual fair in São Paulo, which has been renamed Expo Optical Brasil Open because it is now open to non-members. Alcofrado has been running the association for 13 years. The ...
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The U.K.'s Federation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians (Fodo) is...
The U.K.'s Federation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians (Fodo) is changing its management. Harjit Sandhu is to be the association's first-ever managing director, and David Hewlett, the current chief executive, is becoming director of leadership, transformation and strategic partnerships. Sandhu was previously director of policy and strategy at the National ...
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The new chief executive and registrar at the General Optical...
The new chief executive and registrar at the General Optical Council (GOC) is Lesley Longstone , who has been with the U.K. regulator in an interim role since last year
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The Opticians Association of Canada (OAC) has announced that Pat...
The Opticians Association of Canada (OAC) has announced that Pat Dobbyn has retired, after nearly 30 years with the organization. Dobbyn had been with the OAC since the beginning in 1990. She began as receptionist and later played different roles, moving into senior manager of membership services, finances and Vision ...
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Oakley, the California-based eyewear maker and subsidiary of Luxottica, has...
Oakley, the California-based eyewear maker and subsidiary of Luxottica, has filed a lawsuit in Illinois District Court against Third Coast Products. Based in Chicago, Third Coast owns the iLumen8 brand of eyewear, flashlights and magnifying glasses. Oakley is alleging that the iLumen8 UV safety glasses infringe on one of its ...
