Mealey's (July 21, 2020, 1:34 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge in North Carolina properly deemed two footwear manufacturers noninfringers of a patent directed to improved rear soles and midsoles in athletic shoes, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled July 16 (Akeva L.L.C. v. Nike Inc., et al., No. 19-2249, Fed. Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 22130)....