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A new register for historic trademarks in Italy
A special register for “historic trademarks of national interest” has been created in Italy. Registration in the new inventory is open to trademarks that have been registered for at least 50 years. For an unregistered trademark, the applicant must prove that the trademark has been in continuous use for at ...
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Euro area wage decline limited at 7% during lockdown
The decline in labour income was limited at 7 percent in the euro area during coronavirus-related lockdowns thanks to short-time work and temporary lay-off schemes introduced in various member states of the monetary union, according to a survey released by the European Central Bank (ECB). The ECB notes that the ...
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ArticleItaly considering a €50 voucher to buy eyeglasses, contact lenses
The Italian government is expected to examine a proposal put forward by the non-profit organization Commissione Difesa Vista (CDV) to distribute by the end of the year to Italian taxpayers a €50 voucher to buy eyeglasses or contact lenses. CDV promotes vision and eye health and was founded by trade ...
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Gifo and Silmo send 50,000 face shields to opticians
Gifo, the French eyewear industry association, will provide optical shops with a total of 50,000 face shields, in partnership with the organizers of the Silmo eyewear show. The operation is aimed at supporting the country’s opticians that reopened their businesses on May 11, after almost two months of lockdown where ...
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British opticians have a new working group to discuss Covid-19 exit
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has a new working group to discuss the exit phase from the Covid-19 lockdown and there after. The group will provide members with guidance and recommendations on protocol during the exit phase and when practices open again to provide routine eyecare. The working ...
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French social security set to post record deficit
The deficit of the French social security is expected to reach a record €41 billion in 2020 because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on public accounts, according to the budget minister Gérarld Darmanin. The social security system is expected to increase spending by €8 billion because of the ...
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Italy's eyewear industry may have lost half its revenues with the Covid-19 crisis
The Italian eyewear industry, especially smaller companies, may have lost about 50 percent of its revenues as the Covid-19 pandemic has been spreading worldwide, leading to about half of humanity being placed in quarantine, pointed out Giovanni Vitaloni, president of the Italian manufacturers’ association Anfao, in an exclusive interview with ...
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Japan extends state of emergency to May 31
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that the country’s state of emergency will be extended to May 31, after government officials judged that it was premature to lift it given the progression of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. The state of emergency was gradually introduced nationwide from April 7 ...
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French mutual benefit societies merge
The French mutual benefit societies grouping opticians and audiologists, respectively Opticiens Mutualistes and Audition Mutualiste, merged last December and launched a new banner, Ecouter Voir (Hear See), along with an advertising campaign
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Bausch + Lomb's Italian country manager becomes president of Assottica
Andrea Croce, Italian country manager for Bausch + Lomb, was elected president of the Italian contact lens association Assottica until 2022. He is replacing Stefano Romandini, who has run the association for the past two years. Assottica’s members are Alcon, AMO, Bausch + Lomb, CooperVision, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, ...
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The Vision Council takes a new tack
The Vision Council announced details from a new five-year plan, including a new consumer marketing strategy. Both are set to commence this year and following the council’s annual Executive Summit, held on Jan. 29-31 in Manalapan, Florida. The council also inducted its board of directors for the new year. ...
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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 ...
