The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) is proud to announce the affiliation of one new regular member and the affiliation of one new federation: FILA and the Turkish Registered Trademark Association (Tmd). This takes the total number of Regular Members to 18.
Established in 1911 by the brothers Fila, the company's original focus was on making fine fabrics in Biella, Italy. Through innovative design, luxurious materials and attention to detail, Fila has been synonymous with authentic European sport and luxury for four decades. Fila develops, produces and distributes footwear, apparel and accessories under eight distinct performance-product categories: tennis, running, mountaineering, golf, fitness, wellness, vintage and active wear. The Fila brand is available in approximately 50 countries and its most vital market penetration is in the Americas, Europe and Asia (See www.fila.com).
FESI is delighted that FILA have decided to join the Federation and is looking forward to working with this company on a whole range of issues through our seven working committees.
The President of FESI and Vice-President of Puma, Mr Horst Widmann said: “I am delighted to welcome FILA to our Federation, this affiliation is a further step towards an important goal for FESI. Our Federation is expanding its platform within European Union affairs and is confirming its essential role as interlocutor between the Sporting Goods Industry and the European Union decision-making bodies”.
The Turkish Registered Trademark Association (Tmd) was founded in 2001 in Turkey. The main purpose of this association is to create intensive solution bases for intellectual property issues amongst the textile and sports brands that suffer counterfeiting in Turkey. The representatives of the sports brands in Turkey have created a sub-committee in order to focus on fighting the counterfeiting of sporting goods.
Today Tmd has become a reputable authority on IP-related issues in Turkey and works in cooperation with all government authorities in harmony (See www.tmd-tr.com).
FESI is delighted that the Turkish Registered Trademark Association (Tmd) have decided to join the Federation and is looking forward to working with this organisation on a whole range of issues through our seven working committees.
The President of FESI and Vice-President of Puma, Mr Horst Widmann said: “I am delighted to welcome the Turkish Registered Trademark Association to our Federation, this affiliation is a further step towards an important goal for FESI. Our Federation is expanding its platform within European Union affairs and is confirming its essential role as interlocutor between the Sporting Goods Industry and the European Union decision-making bodies”.
