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The United States’ First Lady Jill Biden brought forth a fun look in pumps last night at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, which kicked off on...
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Nike’s persistent pursuit of protecting its intellectual property continues to hold strong in 2024, as the athletic giant files its latest trademark infringement lawsuit this week.
In a new complaint filed in US District Court in New Jersey on Thursday, Nike is calling Naadier Riles, the founder of Global Heartbreak,...
Updated on Feb. 28 at 11:54 am.
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board halted Nike’s attempt to secure a U.S. trademark registration for the term “Footware” following an opposition by San Antonio Shoes on Monday.
According to documents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, San Antonio Shoes argued that “footware” is merely a...
A decade-old Instagram post by music, makeup and fashion mogul Rihanna has cost Puma a patent on one of its sneaker styles.
An EU court ruled against the German sportswear brand in a patent dispute last week, saying that the 2016 registration of a sneaker design was invalid because Rihanna had worn the shoe...
A federal court gave the green light to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against Nike last week.
The athletic wear giant faced accusations over greenwashing in Missouri’s Eastern District Court, filed by lead plaintiff Maria Guadalupe Ellis in May 2023. The complaint alleged that the Beaverton, Ore.-based company had violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act...
Dr. Martens has filed a new lawsuit against Temu for infringing its trademarks, according to a report from The Sunday Times.
According to The Times, the British bootmaker alleged in a new lawsuit filed last week at the UK’s High Court that the Chinese marketplace paid to manipulate Google searches so that...
Skechers is accusing another shoe company of copying one its protected shoe designs.
The comfort footwear brand on Tuesday filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court in California that alleged that American Exchange Apparel Group (AEG) infringed on Skechers’ patents related to its “Scalloped Opening” shoe designs, a...
Nike has settled its trademark infringement lawsuit against Japanese streetwear brand Bape.
According to a stipulated dismissal filed in New York’s Southern District Court on April 29, Nike and Bape said that they have entered into a settlement agreement in resolution of their year-long legal battle over look-alike shoe designs...
Thom Browne won again in his battle with Adidas over the use of stripes on his garments.
On Friday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said it would not overturn the jury verdict reached in January of 2023 that found Browne’s use of four stripes and its grosgrain ribbon did not...
A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) judge ruled Wednesday that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy violated federal labor laws for making comments emphasizing some downsides of unionization in select media appearances in 2022.
In the ruling, Judge Brian Gee identified statements made by Jassy on CNBC’s television program “Squawk Box,” and during two summits organized...
A former Nike employee has filed a class action lawsuit against the company claiming it does not accommodate postpartum and breastfeeding female employees in California who need to pump breastmilk while at work.
In the lawsuit filed Wednesday in the Superior Court of the State of California, former Nike employee Fantasia McDonald...
Toms is placing extra emphasis on the ‘TM’ in its name with a new trademark-related legal complaint.
The shoe company is suing Amazon seller Bloom Trading Inc. and Arsanious Youssef, its CEO, in California’s Central District Court over alleged trademark infringement and unfair competition. In the complaint, filed June 5, Toms...
The Swoosh is cracking down on websites and other platforms trying to replicate its iconic designs.
Nike and Converse last week filed a lawsuit against more than 100 defendants alleging the “intentional, unauthorized and unlawful use” of Nike Inc.’s trademarks via the advertising and sale of counterfeit goods.
In the suit, which was filed...
