Nike and its Flyknit technology won a temporary injuction against Adidas' Primeknit. The win in a German Court means Adidas must stop production and distribution of the Adidas Primeknit shoe. Has anyone tried either of these shoes? What are your thoughts?
"Win's"??
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I'm running in the FlyKnit right now. I love the shoe. The PrimeKnit looks pretty nice as well. I would sport those around town.
Saw this in the German news. There are similarities that can't be denied.
However, the shoe was announced mid-year and I think Nike announced their around early 2012, so about half a year earlier. From that perspective, I think ADIDAS argument sounds reasonable that this shoe has been in development since a long time, at least longer than half a year.
I would imagine how Adidas came up with this shoe is through knowledge transfer with a new hire that got recruited from Nike a couple of years ago. Then again, that's pure speculation on my part.
Generally, this looks awfully similar to the Apple/Samsung trial. Is knitting the upper of a shoe something worth granting a patent? Similar to having a phone with just one button.
I agree with you last statement. Just becuase one shoe company uses Mesh or EVA cushoing doesn't mean everyone else can't use the same/similar construction.
Brett Golliff has a great perspective on this. He thinks since these products are being produced in China, a Chinese company may have leaked the details.
Check it out here:
http://www.brettgolliff.com/the-battle-for-lightweight-supremacy/
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