The world’s largest sporting model, Nike, is suing Lululemon, claiming that a number of the athleisure model’s new trainers infringe on Nike’s mental property.
In a lawsuit filed Jan. 30 in New York District Court docket, Nike alleged that Lululemon’s Chargefeel, Blissfeel and Strongfeel sneakers all infringe on patents associated to Nike’s Flyknit expertise. Particularly, Nike’s claims are directed at how the footwear are manufactured and the textiles used.
#Nike is now suing the favored #Lululemon model.
Nike has alleged that Lululemon’s sneakers infringe on Nike’s patents associated to its Flyknit expertise. pic.twitter.com/eHWxAvSJRf
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In an announcement, a Lululemon spokesperson stated “Nike’s claims are unjustified, and we stay up for proving our case in court docket.”
The lawsuit comes one 12 months after Lululemon launched its first working shoe, the Blissfeel, in March 2022. Since then, Lululemon has additionally launched the Chargefeel and Strongfeel coaching footwear.
The Flyknit expertise, which makes use of high-strength fibres to create light-weight uppers with focused areas of help, stretch and breathability, is often used on lots of Nike’s efficiency trainers, together with the Alphafly, Infinity React and Invincible Run, with an higher designed to suit like a sock, however with flexibility and sturdiness for sport.
Nike additionally sued Lululemon in January 2022 for patent infringement associated to its at-home Mirror health gadget and different apps, alleging that Lululemon infringed on six of Nike’s patents for “digital sports activities applied sciences.”
The Oregon-based sporting model is searching for an undisclosed sum in damages and a everlasting demand for Lululemon to cease making the footwear.
