Adidas Prevails Before Board In Challenge Of Shoe-Cushioning Patent

Mealey's (August 7, 2018, 11:37 AM EDT) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Efforts by Skechers USA Inc. to cancel various claims of a patented shoe-cushioning system owned by adidas Inc. were unsuccessful Aug. 3, when the Patent Trial and Appeal Board deemed the technology nonobvious (Skechers USA Inc. v. adidas AG, No. IPR2017-00847, PTAB)....