claimed that Skechers’ alleged infringement had been “willful, intentional and deliberate” and is seeking damages as well as a permanent injunction from the court for the allegedly offending Nike Air Max 90 Femme Blanche designs.“Nike’s enforcement of its intellectual property rights against infringers, including Nike Air Max 95 Mujer copyists like Skechers, is not bullying and it does not stifle competition,” the lawsuit read. “These rights encourage companies like Nike and the talented inventors who work at the company to engage in the creative, difficult and resource-intensive Nike Air Max 97 Mujer endeavor of innovation.”
In a statement to FN, a Nike spokesperson Nike Air Max 90 Femme added, “Nike has a strong history of innovation and leadership in footwear design and development. We innovate to help athletes reach their potential, and we vigorously defend and enforce the intellectual property that protects those innovations.”Skechers told FN that it does not comment on pending litigation.It marks Nike Air Max 90 Dames Zwart the fourth lawsuit Nike has filed against the lifestyle-performance sneaker brand in recent years, the first of Nike Air Max 90 Essential Dames which was brought against Skechers by Nike Nike Internationalist Femme subsidiary Converse Inc. in 2014. That five-year saga centered Nike Internationalist Femme on the famous Chuck Taylor midsole trademark. In a recent development on Oct. 9, a judge for the U.S. International Trade Commission found that Skechers’ Twinkle Toes and Bobs product lines did not infringe on Converse’s midsole Nike Air Max 95 Womens trademark.
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