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Reebok files patent infringement action against Nike

04/04/2007

Reebok International Ltd. has filed a lawsuit against Nike, Inc. in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, claiming that Nike infringed on a patent arising from Reebok’s collapsible shoe technology.

The complaint identifies several Nike men’s and women’s shoes—including 11 different Nike shoes marketed under the Free, Free Flex, Free Zen & Now, Free Trainer, and Free Trail product names—that infringe upon Reebok’s flexible sole technology, which allows shoes to be collapsed for travel or for packaging.

The suit alleges that despite Reebok’s patent protection, Nike “willfully and intentionally” developed shoes that use Reebok’s technology.


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