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Puma North America is expanding its licensing business.
The activewear firm has signed a license to manufacture and market Puma Swimwear.

The licensee also holds licenses from Ralph Lauren, for example RL Rugby.

General Motors has found a buyer for the civil business arm of Hummer.
According to a joined press release, the division is sold to the Chinese Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery.

The military arm of the business is not part of the sale.

According to the LIMA survey, in 2008 brand owners collected $5.7 billion in royalties.
That is 5.6% less than they collected in 2007.

This marks the 2nd year of declining royalties in a row.

Royalties declined in eight of the nine categories of licenses tracked in the LIMA survey.
The only exception was the collegiate market, where royalties collected by schools and affiliated organizations rose 3.5% to $208 million in 2008.

The total of royalties from fashion declined by 4.3%,
from corprate brands and trademarks by 8%.

Jil Sander vergab eine Schuh-Lizenz an die Schwesterfirma Iris SpA.
Iris produziert unter anderem Schuhe für Michael Kors,  John Galliano und Victor & Rolf.

Beide, Jil Sander und Iris, werden von der Japanischen Onward Gruppe kontrolliert.

Jil Sander signed a shoe license with sister company Iris SpA.
Iris also manufactures shoes for Michael Kors, John Galliano and Victor & Rolf.

Both, Jil Sander and Iris, are controlled by the Japanese Onward Group.