LONTEX CORPORATION v. NIKE, INC.

  1. July 12, 2021

    Nike Says Catalogs Prove 'Cool Compression' Was Fair Use

    Nike wants to include a wider selection of its ad copy and catalogs in an upcoming trial over its use of the phrase "cool compression," which the company told a Pennsylvania federal court will show the words were only descriptive and not a violation of another company's trademark.

  2. February 24, 2021

    Nike Can't Beat 'Cool Compression' Trademark Case

    A federal judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss a trademark lawsuit against Nike over its use of the words "cool compression" on apparel, ruling a jury would have to decide whether Nike had used it as a simple descriptive phrase.

  3. November 18, 2020

    Troutman Pepper Atty Beats Nike's Sanctions Bid In TM Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge refused Wednesday to sanction a Troutman Pepper attorney over third-party subpoenas sent to trainers in the contentious trademark battle over "Cool Compression" clothing, ruling that Nike's qualms with opposing counsel's conduct were unwarranted.

  4. January 02, 2019

    Nike Infringed Compression Clothes TM, Rival Says

    Lontex Corp. has hit fellow athletic apparel maker Nike Inc. with a trademark infringement suit in Pennsylvania federal court for using its signature "cool compression" branding term without permission, alleging Nike knew full well that Lontex had registered the trademark nearly a decade prior.