Jury hands Lululemon partial victory against Nike in ‘Flyknit’ feud
Canadian ‘athleisure’ brand did not infringe a patent belonging to Nike | Jury conceded $355K in damages to Nike for expired patent | PTAB due to issue final written decisions on inter partes review of all three patents at issue in the coming months.
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