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Lumileds Awarded $66m Damages in IP Theft Lawsuit Against ETI
Aug 20, 2018On 10 August, a jury of six men and six women rendered a verdict in favor of LED maker Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA, finding that a Chinese competitor stole trade secrets related to Lumileds core technology for making high-power LEDs ...
Tags: LED, LED technology
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Alliance Creative Produces New Packaging for Crossfuel Extreme Performance Black Series
Jun 16, 2017Alliance Creative Group has produced new packaging for the Crossfuel Extreme Performance Black series. The folding carton has 4-color glossy UV coating, diecut and is glued to create a combo pack to fit 3 different items. The Crossfuel ...
Tags: Alliance Creative, Packaging
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Flowers Foods Changes Organizational Structure
May 5, 2017Flowers Foods has announced an improved organizational structure aimed to provide greater focus on the company strategic objectives under Project Centennial, stress brand growth and innovation in line with a national branded food company, ...
Tags: Flowers Foods, Snacking
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Apple to Appeal EU's $14.5B Fine, Calls Itself 'convenient Target'
Dec 26, 2016When the European Union slapped Apple with a $14.5 billion tax fee in August, CEO Tim Cook called it "political crap." This week, the tech behemoth is fighting back in the form of an official appeal. "Apple is not an outlier in any ...
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Apple to Appeal EU's $14.5b Fine, Calls Itself Convenient Target
Dec 20, 2016When the European Union slapped Apple with a $14.5 billion tax fee in August, CEO Tim Cook called it "political crap." This week, the tech behemoth is fighting back in the form of an official appeal. "Apple is not an outlier in any ...
Tags: Apple, EU's watchdog
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Toyota Breaks Ground on New Manufacturing Plant in North America
Nov 17, 2016Toyota has broken ground on Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Guanajuato (TMMGT), its fifteenth manufacturing facility in North America. TMMGT will produce Corolla, the top selling car in the world, beginning in 2019, and will employ ...
Tags: Toyota, Manufacturing Plant
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Campbell Announces Management Changes in Its Fresh Division
Oct 24, 2016Campbell Soup Company has appointed Ed Carolan as president for Campbell Fresh (C-Fresh). Carolan, 47, will lead the division that includes Bolthouse Farms beverages, salad dressings and carrots, Garden Fresh Gourmet salsa, hummus and ...
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ExxonMobil Announces Retirement of Jack Balagia and Expected Election of Randall Ebner as Vice President and General Counsel
Oct 13, 2016Jack Balagia, vice president and general counsel, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), has announced his intention to retire effective Nov. 1, 2016, after more than 18 years of service. It is anticipated that the board of directors will ...
Tags: Jack Balagia, vice president and general counsel, Randall Ebner
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Angela Braly Elected to Exxonmobil Board
Sep 28, 2016IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced today that its shareholders elected Angela Braly to its board of directors. Braly is the former chairman, president and chief executive officer of health insurance ...
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Amazon Fined GBP65k for Trying to Ship Batteries That Could an 'Explosion'
Sep 27, 2016Amazon has been found guilty of shipping dangerous goods by air, and now has to cough up serious cash in penance. A UK court has ordered Amazon to pay £65,000 in fines after the online retailer tried to transport flammable aerosols ...
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Franklin Electric Appoints Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
Sep 23, 2016Franklin Electric Co Inc has named Jonathan Grandon as chief administrative officer and general counsel. In his new role, Grandon will be responsible for Franklin Electric’s legal and human resource functions and will also play an ...
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Bacardi Advances Havana Club Trademark Case In US District Court
Mar 22, 2016In an ongoing effort to defend its rights and ownership of the Havana Club rum brand and trademark in the US, Bacardi has filed an amended complaint with the US District Court for the District of Columbia. This filing amends the original ...
Tags: Havana Club, Bacardi, US District Court
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Nike Invested on The Expansion of Its Headquarters
Dec 15, 2015Nike has spent $380 million on the expansion of its headquarters, and hired over 2,000 new employees there, the Portland Business Journal reported. Last week, Nike’s general counsel informed Gov. Kate Brown that the sportswear ...
Tags: Nike, Headquarters expansion
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SOI Wafer Maker Soitec Refutes Sigen's Patent Infringement Complaint to ITC
Dec 11, 2015Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France, which makes engineered substrates including silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers, says that it is defending its rights in an investigation by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) instituted on 18 ...
Tags: Soitec, SOI, Engineered substrates
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WTO Rules in Favor of Mexico in Long Drawn Dispute Over US Tuna Fish Products Labeling
Nov 26, 2015The World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Appellate Body has ruled in favoured Mexico over the US in a trade dispute, stating that the US requirement for dolphin-safe tuna labels was discriminatory to Mexican fishermen. The latest ...
Tags: Tuna Fish Products, Labeling