In a lengthy legal dispute between the sporting goods giant Lululemon and Nike, a judgment has been made that largely declared Nike to be the winner. According to a public judgment viewed by the Law360 specialist medium, a New York Federal Court of Nike has granted $ 355,450 (326,529 euros) after the conclusion that the competitor’s sports shoes violated patent rights.
A jury found that the Chargefelle, Strong Feel and Blissfeel running and training shoes from Lululemon violated the Nike Patent ‘749, which refers to certain sneaker structures. Nike received $ 1.20 for every shoe sold who violates the patent. This led to a total of the $ 2.8 million, which was originally required by the brand, which would have identified five percent of the total turnover of the shoes in question.
The jury rejected three allegations that the Lululemon’s Chargefeel shoes would violate the Nike Patent ‘046, which concerns a knitted component. A spokesman for the Canadian brand told Law360 that one was “satisfied” with the outcome of the procedure. The verdict confirms that Lululemon did not violate the Nike Patent ‘046.
“There will be no impact on the company’s current or future shoe products,” he said. However, Lululemon emphasized that the company intended to appeal against the judgment on the Patent ‘749.
During the trial that took place last week, Nike’s lawyer claimed that Lululemon was only based on similar techniques as can be found in Nike’s “Flyknit” technology. Lululemon insisted that he had not violated any patents and instead explained that he had worked on the market launch of his women’s sports shoes for four years.
The supervisory committee of Patent Trial and Appeal Board is currently examining both nike patents. A decision on the patent that was injured according to the jury is expected for August, while the decision on the other patent will be made in May.
This is not the only legal dispute in which Nike and Lululemon are located. Nike had already sued Lululemon in 2022. The accusation was that Lululemon had violated certain technology patents with the home training system Mirror Home Gym. This case is still pending.
Fashionunited asked Nike and Lululemon for comments.
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