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corporate behaviour, outraged at the bullying tactics used by a large firm against individual hobbyists with barely measurable income through clothing and no intention to mimic Jack
Wolfskin goods. The protest reached national news media in Germany. A blunt refusal to back down by Jack Wolfskin led to calls to boycott their products in several online communities in Germany and abroad. As the impact of the negative publicity became apparent, Jack Wolfskin later issued a press release to indicate they would in future open dialog directly with people it suspected of breaching its copyright, rather than sending damage payment demands as the first contact.
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newspaper from using a paw print design on merchandise designed for outdoor use on the grounds that the taz logo designed in 1978 was not registered as a trademark, whereas the Jack
Wolfskin logo was registered in 1982. This led to many people boycotting its products.
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distributed questionnaires about working and production conditions to several outdoor producers in 2009 and 2010, Jack
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European web shop and generating ill-feelings to Jack Wolfskin with its customers. This was eventually resolved, allowing Bearwear to continue trading with its logo that incorporates a bear paw print.
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compared working condition standards in countries of production of 77 fashion brands. Jack
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42 million. Bain sold it to Quadriga Capital and Barclays Private Equity in 2005 for €93 million. Jack Wolfskin was then sold to
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