The Handsfree Labs Inc., owner of the Kizik brand, which will start its presence in the Swiss market this year, gave a patent injury against Skechers USA, Inc. at the US District Court Court Court District of Texthe submitted. Handsfree Labs states that Skechers have deliberately injured four utility patterns and two taste patterns for his slip-in-line. Handsfree Labs had invented and developed these technologies for tired wear for years before Skechers got into the segment. “This is not just a product that has copied Skechers, but a category that we have created,” says Handsfree Labs Coo Gareth Hosford. “From the beginning, our mission was clear: We wanted to revolutionize the way people put on their shoes. We were convinced that this everyday task could be easier, faster and more convenient. We put all of our energy into the development of the technology to solve a real problem and to get shoes without having made it. Instead of innoving. “
Handsfree Labs states that they have licensed its technologies to partners such as Nike since 2019. Skechers, on the other hand, would use these technologies without license or communication and advertise them as exclusivity. “Skechers not only exceeded the border, but also seen it, recognized and still exceeded,” said Ryan Dykal, partner at Boies Schiller Flexner Flexner LLP and senior lawyer at Handsfree Labs. “In this case, it is about protecting significant, functional innovations that change people’s lives and ensure that companies that invest in inventions are not punished for this.”
Handsfree Labs states that a third of the ski that is currently offered on the Skecher’s website have a hands-free technology.
