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... left) and Topline's allegedly infringing four-stripe shoe On May 11, Adidas America, Inc., filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in the Western District against Bellevue-based shoe maker The Topline Corporation. Adidas alleges that Topline's two- and four-stripe shoe designs infringe Adidas' ... in the District of Oregon, which last year resulted in a $305 million jury verdict in Adidas' favor (later reduced to $65 million). Topline is no stranger to the Western District. In ...

... 5, a nine-person jury in the District of Oregon found Payless Shoesource, Inc., liable for infringing Adidas America, Inc.'s three-stripe trademark and awarded ... Question No. 9, state the amount of Payless's profits that should be awarded to adidas, if any. $137,003,578 11) Concerning a possible award of punitive ... find that Payless has acted with malice, or in wanton and reckless disregard of the rights of adidas, or if deterrence is called for and Payless's conduct is particularly aggravated? X ...

... see juror notes become a part of the docket in the recently-decided case of Adidas America, Inc. v. Payless Shoesource, Inc. As many will recall, an Oregon jury last week found Payless' use of two- and four-stripe designs for athletic shoes infringed Adidas' three-stripe design for its competing athletic shoes. In an undated note to District of Oregon Judge Garr M. King, a juror asked: "If this case was found for adidas, would adidas own 2 and 4 stripes?" The court's response: "The legal ...

... enough to award attorney's fees. See adidas America, Inc. et al v. Payless ShoeSource, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9482 (D ... jury's award of punitive damages for acting with malice or in wanton and reckless disregard for adidas' rights merited a finding that this case was an "exceptional case" for purposes of 15 U.S.C ... an exceptional case and because such prejudgment interest is not necessary to make adidas whole from this infringement. So let this be a lesson to those plaintiff's attorneys who so ...

... and mislead prospective purchasers and purchasers into believing that shoes sold by Defendants is manufactured by, authorized by, or in some manner associated with Adidas, which it is not. The likelihood of confusion, mistake, and deception engendered by Defendants' misappropriation of Adidas's mark is causing ... § 17200; and, (5) Common law trademark infringement and unfair competition. The case is titled Adidas America, Inc. v. Wah Lei Footwear (U.S.A.) Corporation, et al., CV08-04969 JFW (C.D. ...

As folks may remember, Adidas America, Inc., sued The Topline Corp. in the Western District for trademark infringement. (STL post here.) Looks like the parties have settled. On Nov. 13, they filed a proposed Permanent Injunction on Consent and Stipulated Dismissal, which will ... four stripes…." The injunction, of course, won't take effect unless and until it's signed by the court. The case cite is Adidas America, Inc. v. Topline Corp., No. 09-646 (W.D. Wash.).

The Portland Business Journal reports that "A Portland jury awarded Adidas America Inc. nearly $305 million in a trademark infringement case late Monday. 'It's my understanding that, if it's not the largest, it's one of the largest trademark infringement verdicts ever,' said Stephen Feldman, an attorney with Perkins Coie who helped represent Adidas. In the case, Adidas alleged that Payless infringed on its patented three-stripe design. The verdict included $30.6 million in actual damages, $137 ...

adidas America, Inc. v. Payless Shoesource, Inc., -- F. Supp. 2d --, 2007 WL 4482201 (D.Or.) This product design trade dress infringement case resulted in several rulings of general applicability. Surveys: ... If it survives, it's limited to product features that don't serve any source-identifying function. Since adidas is attempting to protect its distinctive trademark, the doctrine is inapplicable. (Comment: this is the same reasoning that the Supreme Court rejected in KP Permanent, another case ...

... better came out, we just didn't know. The first "modern" basketball shoe was the Adidas Superstar. I think they cost thirty dollars, which my parents thought was ... special order really ugly green suede (were they suede or were they leather?) Adidas. This told everyone that I may be White, but I can play. While wearing those shoes, ... Trademark Blog, an Oregon Federal Court jury just found Payless Shoesource, Inc., liable for infringing Adidas America, Inc.'s three-stripe trademark and awarded Adidas ...

... frequent in the United States than they are anywhere else." Indeed, many states allow punitive damages in state-law trademark claims. For example, the District of Oregon jury's recent award of $305 million in Adidas America, Inc. v. Payless Shoesource, Inc., included $137 million in punitive damages. (STL post here; jury verdict form here.) While Exxon Shipping's limit of punitive damages to the amount of compensatory damages in some ...