Adidas sued Nike for infringing nine patents. Adidas claims that Nike's Adapt system violates its technology of "sensing and adjusting the comfort of shoes when wearing Adidas 1 shoes" introduced in 2004. Adidas sued Nike for infringing nine of its patents.

Adidas sued Nike for infringing its 9 patents 1. Although Adidas and Nike have been wrestling in and out of court for many years, Adidas has raised them to a new height. Last Friday, the company filed a federal lawsuit against Nike for the first time, claiming that its competitors infringed nine patents related to smartphone applications and adjustable shoe technology.

It is reported that the lawsuit involves some digital products of Nike. Adidas claims that the Nike Run Club, Training Club and SNKRS applications infringe its patents related to audio feedback during exercise, GPS tracking, training plan, integration with third-party accessories such as heart rate monitors, and the ability to book and purchase limited edition sports shoes.

These are the basic functions of some running and fitness tracking applications, and this is not the first time Adidas has filed a lawsuit for this. In 20 14, adidas sued Andema's map for my fitness application. The two companies finally reached a settlement, and Andema agreed to pay the license fee to Adidas.

The company also specifically mentioned its confirmed applications. This model was launched by Adidas in 20 15, which provided an internal way for customers to know their brands and release their exclusive sports shoes. Shortly after the launch of Nike's SNKRS application, it basically did the same thing for Nike's sports shoes.

Adidas also accused Nike of infringing Adidas_ 1 with its adjustable sports shoes. Adidas_ 1 is a running shoe with a motor and heel sensor on the sole, which can be used to help adjust the "hardness" of shoes in real time. At the same time, Nike's Adapt technology has been sought after by many people, because it reminds consumers of the automatic lace-up sneakers in the classic sci-fi movie Back to the Future.

However, these two shoes have different uses. Adidas_ 1 aims to provide integrated shoes for runners, while Nike's various iterations on its adaptive sports shoes are more for convenience and comfort.

In the end, Adidas asked Nike to compensate for the losses and asked the court to order Nike to "directly or indirectly infringe one or more" related patents. If Adidas wins, it may have a profound impact on fitness tracking applications. As mentioned above, the functions such as GPS route tracking mentioned in Adidas lawsuit are almost ubiquitous in Strava and Runkeeper applications, as well as various fitness trackers such as Garmin and Polar.

Adidas sued Nike for infringing nine patents. At the beginning of June 2022, Adidas filed a federal public prosecution against Nike, its biggest competitor in Europe and America. The charges ranged from footwear technology to patents of several mobile applications.

According to American media reports, Adidas claimed that Nike's Adapt system violated its technology of "sensing and adjusting the comfort of shoes when wearing Adidas 1 shoes" introduced in 2004.

According to public information, the Nike Adapt system was released on 20 16, featuring the function of "adaptive shoelaces", that is, the shoelaces are automatically adjusted through the built-in motor.

Following HyperAdapt 1.0, the first basketball sneaker with automatic shoelaces, Nike released a new sneaker, Nike Adapt BB, in 20 19, adding the function of connecting with smart phones, which can cooperate with the Nike Adapt application on mobile phones to complete the adjustment of shoe tightness.

Adidas believes that Nike copied its first intelligent sports shoe adidas 1 which was launched as early as 2004. At that time, the main selling point of this shoe was that it could perceive and adjust the comfort when the shoe was worn.

Adidas 1 was released in 2004 and listed in 2005. It is called "the first smart shoe in history" by Adidas. According to the brand, it is equipped with a chip for the first time, which can flexibly adjust the cushioning level of the sole according to the different types of activities of the wearer to meet the needs of adjusting the comfort of shoes.

Adidas' second accusation this time is that Nike's applications such as NRC (Nike Running Club) and NTC (Nike Training Club) infringe on Adidas' related patents, including tracking and storing progress related to activities, performance feedback and personalized guidance and training skills.

Adidas listed its smartphone applications miCoach and Smart Football, which were launched in 2008 and 20 14 respectively. Their main function is to provide athletes with personalized training programs and track the trajectory of football, and provide all kinds of information to help players improve their skills.

At the same time, Adidas also sued Nike for using SNKRS to infringe the patent of its confirmed application, which allows users to "book and buy limited edition sports shoes" on the application, including "confirming the authenticity of potential buyers".

According to public information, Adidas launched the confirmation application worldwide in February 20 15, and the launch time of Nike's SNKRS did follow closely. In terms of attributes, both of them provide the service of "booking and purchasing limited edition sneakers".

As the world's two largest sporting goods groups, Nike and Adidas are in constant technical patent disputes.

In February, 2002165438+,Nike asked the United States International Trade Commission to stop importing a variety of Adidas sports shoes, including the joint series with stella mccartney and Pharrel Williams, on the grounds that the above series of products involved copying Nike's patented design technology of flying knitted fabrics.

In the complaint filed, Nike wrote: "Adidas has 49 shoes using PrimeKnit technology, which infringes six patents of Nike."

Previously, in 2020, Adidas also tried to sue Nike for invalidation of two patents, arguing that Nike copied Primeknit technology, but it was rejected by the court.

However, with the sale of Reebok and the serious setback in China market, Adidas seems to be no longer Nike's number one rival in the global market.

According to the financial report, Adidas announced its financial report for the first quarter of 2022 on May 6th, and its revenue from June 65438+1 October1March 3 1 quarter was 5.3 billion euros (about 5.63 billion US dollars), of which the revenue in Greater China plummeted by 35%.

The third quarter financial report released by Nike on March 22nd showed that the revenue in the three months ended February 28th reached US$ 654.38+0.087 billion, up 5% year-on-year, while the sales in Greater China decreased 5% year-on-year.

By June 13, 2022, the market value of Nike was1738.07 million US dollars, while the market value of Adidas was 338140,000 US dollars, which has been surpassed by lululemon.

Adidas sued Nike for infringing its nine patents. According to reports, Adidas recently filed a lawsuit against Nike in the federal court for the Eastern District of Texas, accusing it of infringing its patents on a number of mobile applications (APPs) and footwear technologies.

Adidas filed a lawsuit in court, claiming that Nike's Run Club, Training Club and SNKRS mobile applications, as well as the Adapt system for adjusting the fit of sports shoes, infringed on Adidas' nine patents in sports monitoring, "smart shoes" system and other technologies.

For Nike's patent infringement, Adidas demands compensation for the corresponding losses.

In fact, this is not the first time that the two companies have scored nine points for infringement. As early as 65438+February last year, Nike asked the US International Trade Commission to stop importing a variety of Adidas sports shoes.

In the complaint, it said that Adidas used PrimeKnit technology for 49 pairs of shoes, which infringed six patents of Nike.

In this regard, the Adidas spokesperson has responded that the company is analyzing the complaints and will defend Adidas against these allegations, emphasizing that Primeknit technology comes from its own years of research.