Skechers sues Asics - sportstextiles: Lea SportsTextiles

News

Skechers sues Asics

28/02/2007
 
Lifestyle footwear company Skechers USA, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Asics Corporation and Asics America Corporation for alleged trade libel, unfair competition and tortious interference with prospective economic advantage and economic business relations. The company is seeking injunctive relief preventing Asics from engaging in further unlawful acts, surrender of Asics’ profits, attorneys’ fees and $100 million in punitive damages. It is also seeking a declaration that none of its designs infringe upon Asics’ trademarks.

“We believe that Asics has engaged in a campaign of unfair competition and trade libel against Skechers by improperly issuing press releases and filing a lawsuit to disseminate false public information about Skechers,” said Philip Paccione, general counsel of Skechers.

This lawsuit is in response to an Asics’ lawsuit and press release asserting that certain Skechers designs infringed Asics’ trademark.


Sportstextiles.com cannot be held responsible for content if the language setting is changed from English.

The translations provided by Google Translate are automated and therefore might not be accurate and may contain incorrect, offensive or misleading language. We offer this facility as a guide only.