Riddell, Inc., developer of protective sports equipment, apparel and related accessories, filed lawsuits against Schutt Sports, Inc. and Xenith, LLC claiming both helmet manufacturers are infringing several patents covering Riddell’s ...
Tags: Riddell, Protective sports equipment, Schutt Sports, Xenith LLC
Caffeine linked to increased soft drink consumption, but industry says Deakin study is ‘flawed’ A study that links caffeine with increased consumption of soft drinks is ‘flawed’, according to the body representing ...
Australian scientists have disputed soft drink manufacturers' claim that the use of caffeine in soft drinks improves taste, and called for tigther control on its usage. This comes after a study conducted by researchers from Deakin ...
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Riddell, Inc. today filed a lawsuit against Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., claiming Rawlings has infringed on four different patents arising from Riddell’s helmet and shoulder pad technologies. The four-count federal court ...
Tags: shoulder pad technologies, football helmets, Sporting Goods
Gloucester store will be located at The Kings Walk shopping centre while the Edinburgh site is located at the Cameron Toll shopping centre. The Entertainer is to open new stores in Gloucester and Edinburgh on Saturday, December 13th ...
Tags: shopping centre, Gloucester store, Toys
Two Schutt helmets, two Xenith helmets and one Rawlings helmet were given the institution's highest rating of Best Available in a recent update of its ratings system. Unlike NOCSAE-rated helmets, which test the helmet's ability to withstand ...
Tags: Helmets, Schutt helmets
Easton-Bell Sports reported nets sales of $780.4 million in the fiscal year ended Dec. 28, 2013, down 5.7 percent from a year earlier. The owner of Riddell, Bell and Giro helmets and Easton hockey and baseball products, reported gross ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, football, softball
Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Easton Baseball/Softball business for US $330 million in an all-cash transaction, subject to a working capital adjustment. Easton-Bell Sports also indicated ...
Switzerland’s multi-line insurance provider Zurich Insurance Group is set to dispose of its remaining 9.4% stake in New China Life Insurance (NCI) for $943m (£584.7m), to diversify its Asian operations. Zurich plans to ...
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After more than 20 years of licensing its brand name to an Italian company for use outside of North America, Bell Helmets has reacquired the worldwide rights to its brand in the powersports market. "Our motorcycle helmet business is a ...
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Easton-Bell Sports is rebounding from a tumultuous year—a dramatic reshuffling of top management, the departure of key staff and the return of Terry Lee as the company's CEO. Its helmet division—Giro and Bell—had taken a ...
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EBMag will be there next week at Partners in Prevention Conference 2013, one of Canada's largest health and safety events... will we meet you there? From April 30 to May 1, over 4500 health and safety experts and delegates are expected to ...
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On Wednesday the Reuters news service, citing unnamed sources, reported that Easton-Bell Sports owner Fenway Partners was getting ready to sell the company. Easton-Bell Sports executives at the Bicycle Leadership Conference in Monterey, ...
Tags: Transportation, bike