Court Rules in Favor of adidas

words // Zac Dubasik In the latest news from the Flyknit vs. Primeknit saga, a court in Germany has ruled that temporary injunction against adidas can't be sustained. Although this surely won't be the end of the court battles, it is good news for the Primeknit. The following details come from Reuters: Adidas said on Wednesday it had filed for cancellation of the Nike patent, arguing the technology involved in making the shoe's upper from fused yarn has been around since the 1940s. "Adidas vigorously denies the alleged patent infringement," it said in a statement. Nike, which had been seeking to make the injunction permanent, said the latest statement from the court was just one step in a longer process. "We will continue to aggressively protect our intellectual property rights, including through the conclusion of this interim injunction proceeding as well as in a formal infringement case," a spokeswoman said.