In a significant development in fitness apparel industry’s intellectual property wars, Lululemon Athletica Inc. recently achieved a partial victory over Nike at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). As per the PTAB’s decision, all challenged claims pertaining to a Nike patent on fitness tracking technology, along with some claims of another patent have been found invalid.
These findings essentially support Lululemon’s stance that they had sufficiently demonstrated the problems with these claims, thus successfully challenging some of Nike’s key patents. Athletica Inc., primarily known for its core business in athletic apparel, has thus scored a key win in their legal battles against sports industry giant, Nike.
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