Skechers Dismissed The Infringement Lawsuit Brought By Nike, A Sports Giant.

Shoe brand

Recently dismissed the sports giant.

Early this year, it infringed on it.

In the case, Nike filed a lawsuit against Skechers to plagiarize its brand, called "Flyknit".

Nike claims that the details of Skechers plagiarism are as high as 8, and the overall style is basically the same as "Flyknit".

However, Skechers recently formally dismissed the lawsuit and sought support from the industry. At present, the company is supported by Italy fashion house brand Missoni and Dolce & Gabbana.

Skechers submitted an application to the United States Patent and trademark Appeal Board (PTAB), saying that the patent of Nike company "Flyknit" was invalid because the design of the shoe was not new, which was very clear to the patent examiner, but the examiner did not take this into consideration during the review process.

According to the information provided by Skechers, the tortuous compilation technology of Missoni can be traced back to the 50s of last century, and it was much earlier than Nike company to design "Flyknit" and apply for patent.

The picture shows Nike Flyknit shoes.

The picture shows Skechers's shoes copied by Nike company.

Skechers added that in 2010, the Dolce and Gabbana and Missoni launched knitted shoes were warmly sought after by the fashion industry. The sports brand Nike, Adidas, Puma, Reebok and Under Armour all followed the two fashion house brands, and began to use the compiling technology to produce unique knitted fabrics applied to their footwear products.

Skechers pointed out that the most famous brand of high-end knitted design is Missoni, which is famous for its coloured yarn technology. The color line technology refers to the coloring of yarns before they are made into cloth.

Missoni is not only famous for its color lines, but also its unique compilation techniques.

Skechers asserts that there is no obvious difference between Nike "Flykit" shoes and Missoni made shoes, so Nike should not get the design patent of this kind of shoes.

Skechers asked PTAB to examine the validity of the Nike company's patent. In the end, PTAB voted the Nike company's patent was invalid, because the design existed before Nike company applied for patent, and Nike company had no right to get the patent of the design.

In fact, in patent infringement claims, the most common way for defendants is to disprove that the plaintiff's patent is invalid, while Skechers dismissed Nike's lawsuit and won an example, which is not rare in the fashion industry.