October 16, 2024
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday ruled for a second time that Nike is on the hook for legal fees in a trademark lawsuit after the Third Circuit ordered him to take a closer look at the details of the case to determine if the outcome was truly "exceptional."
October 10, 2024
Nike has pushed back on a report finding that its behavior toward a Pennsylvania apparel company during a trademark dispute was severe enough to support ordering Nike to pay attorney fees, with the smaller company saying it is owed about $6.75 million in fees.
September 27, 2024
Sportswear giant Nike Inc.'s behavior and threats against a Pennsylvania apparel company during a trademark dispute are severe enough to support ordering Nike to pay attorney fees, a special master has said.
August 30, 2024
A Pennsylvania clothing manufacturer panned Nike Inc.'s alleged "intransigence" and obstructive conduct in fighting a trademark infringement lawsuit, as the business pushed for attorneys fees in federal court following a remand from the Third Circuit.
March 18, 2022
A Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled that Nike is on the hook for legal fees but can escape some costs after a jury found in October that the athletic gear giant infringed a Philadelphia-area sportswear company's trademarked "cool compression" branded clothing.
March 03, 2022
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday denied Nike's bid for a new trial in the wake of an October jury decision finding the athletic gear giant infringed on the "cool compression" trademark owned by a Philadelphia-area sportswear company.
October 27, 2021
A Pennsylvania federal jury found Wednesday that Nike infringed Philadelphia-area sportswear company Lontex Corp.'s trademarked "cool compression" branded clothing.
October 18, 2021
A lawyer for Philadelphia-area sportswear company Lontex Corp. accused Nike during opening arguments in a federal intellectual property trial on Monday of ripping off his client's "cool compression" trademark in order to market its own line of competing performance apparel.
October 14, 2021
U.S. District Judge Alan Albright next week will hear an Israeli kitchen technology startup's allegations that lawyers for Amazon played on Jewish stereotypes to bias a Texas jury into finding that the retail giant didn't infringe patents on voice-ordering technology. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.
July 28, 2021
A federal judge said Pennsylvania law applies to a sportswear maker's trademark claims against Nike over "cool compression" clothing, finding that Lontex Corp.'s headquarters in the Keystone State trumped all the other states where its sales allegedly suffered.