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Nike Tries to Ban Imports of Adidas Knit Shoes, Accusing It of Copying Designs
- Nike asks U.S. trade agency for import ban of Adidas Primeknit
- Adidas pledges to fight case and says it did its own research
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Nike Inc. is asking a U.S. trade agency to block imports of a wide range of Adidas AG Primeknit shoes, saying they copy the Oregon company’s patented inventions for a knitted fabric that reduces waste without any loss in performance.
The complaint, filed Wednesday at the International Trade Commission in Washington, seeks to ban imports of shoes, including Adidas by Stella McCartney Ultraboost, Pharrell Williams Superstar Primeknit Shoes and Terrex Free Hiker hiking shoes. Nike also filed a patent-infringement suit in federal court in Oregon making similar allegations.