Intellectual Property
Mar. 13, 2015
Converse is kicking out the competition
The shoemaker recently dropped a legal bombshell on dozens of companies, claiming they are infringing upon signature elements of Converse's signature Chuck Taylor All Stars. By Nicholas Rozansky
Nicholas A. Rozansky
partner
Stubbs Alderton & Markiles
litigation
U San Francisco School of Law
Last October, Nike's Converse Inc. dropped a legal bombshell on 31 companies, including Wal-Mart, Sketchers USA and FILA, claiming that the companies are infringing upon a configuration of elements Converse claims are protected by trademark law - a rubber "bumper" running around the front of the shoe, a "toe cap" on the top of the shoe above the bumper, and lines or stripes running around the sides. These, Converse claims, are signature elements of its signature Chuck Taylor All Stars. <...
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