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Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE), often referred to simply as Nike, is an American multinational corporation headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon. Founded on January 25, 1964, as "Blue Ribbon Sports" by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, it officially became Nike, Inc. on May 30, 1971. Nike is a publicly traded company and is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500. As of May 2026, it has a market capitalization of approximately $62.02 billion and employed around 77,800 people as of fiscal year 2025.
Nike is the world's largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment. The company designs, develops, markets, and sells a wide range of products including athletic footwear (e.g., Air Jordan, Air Max, Nike Dunk, Air Force 1), athletic apparel, and sporting goods. Beyond its flagship brand, Nike Inc. also includes the Jordan and Converse brands. The company also operates retail stores under the Niketown name and has an online store.
Based on the provided case data, Nike Inc. operates as a defendant in patent litigation. With one tracked case and zero appearances as a plaintiff, the company's posture is that of an operating company defending against assertion suits.
The single tracked patent litigation case involving Nike Inc. is Pointwise Ventures LLC v. Nike Inc, filed on March 4, 2026, in the New York Southern District Court.
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Nike appealed the PTAB's final written decision in IPR2023-01460 invalidating the '484 patent. Nike moved to voluntarily dismiss the appeal, and the Federal Circuit granted the motion and dismissed on August 18, 2025, making the Board's invalidity determination final.
Nike appealed to the Federal Circuit from the S.D.N.Y. Lululemon case. The appeal was stayed/deactivated pending resolution of Rule 4(a)(4) post-trial motions in the district court.
Nike accused New Balance of infringing US8266749 (among other patents) with almost two dozen New Balance sneaker models in a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts.
Nike accused Skechers of infringing US8266749 (among other patents) with more than two dozen Skechers models; Skechers alleges the claims of the '749 patent are invalid, with parallel litigation ongoing.
Nike sued New Balance asserting nine patents, including the '484 patent, accusing Fresh Foam and FuelCell lines. The case was stayed pending IPR, and on August 20, 2025 the parties filed a joint stipulation dismissing claims and defenses relating to the '484 patent.
A jury initially found for Nike and awarded damages, but the district court granted a post-trial motion for judgment as a matter of law for Lululemon, ruling US8266749 invalid based on obviousness and overturning the jury's verdict.
Nike sued adidas entities in the District of Oregon, asserting nine Nike Flyknit patents. The narrative could not confirm that U.S. Patent No. 9,907,350 was among the asserted patents; the case was settled and dismissed without prejudice in August 2022.
Nike asserted nine Flyknit patents, including the '932 patent, against adidas's Primeknit footwear. The court stayed the case pending the ITC investigation; after settlement, the case was dismissed without prejudice in August 2022.
Nike's patent infringement suit against adidas entities in the District of Oregon alleging adidas's Primeknit footwear infringed Nike's knit-upper (Flyknit) patents. The case was closed by settlement/dismissal in August 2022. The narrative could not confirm that the '598 patent was specifically named in the Oregon complaint, though the parallel ITC action asserted it.
Puma challenged Nike's complaint and moved to dismiss claims of infringement for US8266749 and US9078488, arguing that the patents did not cover patentable subject matter; the court denied the motion.
Nike sued Puma alleging infringement of multiple footwear patents. The '420 patent was asserted against Puma's 'Jamming' footwear. The parties settled confidentially and stipulated to dismissal with prejudice, with dismissal reported January 13, 2020.
Nike sued Skechers in the Central District of California asserting the '420 patent and other Nike footwear patents. The '420 patent asserted claims 14-17 against Skech-Air Mega and related Skech-Air Jumpin' Dots footwear. The parties announced a global settlement in November 2021.