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Nike Inc. and Adidas AG have entered into a settlement agreement related to their infringement lawsuit for the former’s Flyknit shoe technology. The world-famous footwear brands resolved their legal battle months since the complaint was first filed in January of this year.
Nike and Adidas agreed to resolve their patent dispute in the United States regarding the technology that was applied in their sneakers. According to Reuters, the companies jointly requested the dismissal of Nike’s lawsuit last week.
They have asked the Texas court and the International Trade Commission (ITC) to drop their respective cases against each other on Thursday. In response, since this was a mutual decision, the court dropped all the filings, and the dispute was officially settled.
Then again, Nike and Adidas did not release any information regarding the settlement. The terms and conditions of the agreement are still unknown up to now. Both sides, as well as their lawyers, were also not immediately available when contacted for comments.
It was reported that it was Nike that first filed a case against Adidas in Oregon and at the U.S. ITC in December 2021. The Nike Air Force 1 sneaker maker alleged that Adidas, which is its leading rival, has infringed patents of its shoe designs. In particular, the Oregon-headquartered footwear manufacturing firm mentioned that its Flyknit technology had been copied.
The following month which is January of this year, the ITC launched the investigation and checked the Adidas shoes based on Nike’s complaint. Later, in response to the lawsuit, Adidas filed its own case against Nike in June, and this was submitted in East Texas.
The German sports apparel and sneaker manufacturer accused Nike of adapting its shoe-fitting technology, Training Club exercise apps, Run Club, and SNKRS app for limited-edition sneakers. Adidas said that Nike violated the patents of the mentioned technologies that it owns.
Nike is being represented by Christopher Renk of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer law firm, while Adidas has Mitchell Stockwell and Matias Ferrario of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton. Meanwhile, the Portland Business Journal reported that the companies’ settlement comes after the cases they each filed showed very little progress since January.
