Muva nje, inkampani enkulu yezingubo zezemidlalo yaseMelika iNike icele i-ITC ukuthi ivimbele ukungeniswa kwezicathulo ezinkulu zezemidlalo zaseJalimane i-Adidas's Primeknit, ithi zikopishe ukusungulwa kwe-patent kwe-Nike ngendwangu elukiwe, okunganciphisa imfucuza ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa ukusebenza.
I-Washington International Trade Commission yamukele icala ngomhlaka-8 kuZibandlela. I-Nike yafaka isicelo sokuvimba ezinye zezicathulo ze-adidas, okubalwa kuzo i-Ultraboost, uchungechunge lwe-Pharrell Williams Superstar Primeknit, kanye nezicathulo zokukhwela izintaba ze-Terrex Free Hiker.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, iNike ifake icala elifanayo lokwephulwa kwelungelo lobunikazi enkantolo kahulumeni e-Oregon. Ecaleni elifakwe enkantolo kahulumeni e-Oregon, iNike isola ukuthi i-Adidas yephule amalungelo obunikazi ayisithupha kanye namanye amalungelo obunikazi amathathu ahlobene nobuchwepheshe beFlyKnit. INike ifuna umonakalo ongaqondile kanye nokukopela ngamabomu kathathu ngenkathi ifuna ukuvimba ukuthengiswa.
Ubuchwepheshe be-FlyKnit be-Nike busebenzisa uboya obukhethekile obenziwe ngezinto eziphinde zasetshenziswa ukudala ukubukeka okufana nesokisi engxenyeni engenhla yesicathulo. I-Nike ithe le mpumelelo ibize imali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-100 zamaRandi, yathatha iminyaka eyi-10 futhi cishe yenziwe ngokuphelele e-US, futhi "imelela ukusungulwa kobuchwepheshe bokuqala okukhulu kwezicathulo emashumini eminyaka manje."
I-Nike ithe ubuchwepheshe be-FlyKnit bethulwe okokuqala ngaphambi kweMidlalo yama-Olimpiki yaseLondon ka-2012 futhi busetshenziswe yisihlabani se-basketball uLeBron James (LeBron James), isihlabani sebhola lomhlaba uCristiano Ronaldo (Cristiano Ronaldo) kanye nomnikazi werekhodi lomhlaba le-marathon (u-Eliud Kipchoge).
Ekufakweni kwenkantolo, iNike ithe: "Ngokungafani neNike, i-Adidas ishiye ukusungula izinto ezintsha ezizimele. Eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, i-Adidas ibilokhu iphonsela inselelo amalungelo obunikazi amaningana ahlobene nobuchwepheshe be-FlyKnit, kodwa akukho neyodwa kuwo ephumelelayo. Esikhundleni salokho, basebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-Nike obunamalungelo obunikazi ngaphandle kwelayisensi. "INike ibonise ukuthi inkampani iphoqelekile ukuthatha lesi sinyathelo ukuvikela ukutshalwa kwezimali kwayo ekusunguleni izinto ezintsha nokuvimbela ukusetshenziswa okungagunyaziwe kwe-Adidas ukuvikela ubuchwepheshe bayo."
Ephendula, i-Adidas ithe ihlaziya izikhalazo futhi “izozivikela”. Okhulumela i-Adidas uMandy Nieber uthe: “Ubuchwepheshe bethu be-Primeknit buwumphumela weminyaka yocwaningo olugxile, bubonisa ukuzibophezela kwethu ekusimameni.”
I-Nike ibilokhu ivikela ngenkuthalo i-FlyKnit yayo nezinye izicathulo ezisunguliwe, kanti amacala abhekene ne-Puma axazululwa ngoJanuwari 2020 kanye namacala abhekene ne-Skechers ngoNovemba.
Iyini i-Nike Flyknit?
Iwebhusayithi yeNike: Indwangu eyenziwe ngentambo eqinile nelula. Ingalukwa ibe yindwangu eyodwa engenhla bese ibamba unyawo lomsubathi luqonde phansi.
Umgomo oyisisekelo se-Nike Flyknit
Faka izinhlobo ezahlukene zamaphethini okuluka engxenyeni ephezulu ye-Flyknit. Ezinye izindawo zinobunjwa obuqinile ukuze zinikeze ukwesekwa okwengeziwe kwezindawo ezithile, kanti ezinye zigxila kakhulu ekuguquguqukeni noma ekuphefumuleni. Ngemva kweminyaka engaphezu kwengu-40 yocwaningo oluzinikele kuzo zombili izinyawo, i-Nike iqoqe idatha eningi ukuze iqedele indawo efanelekile yephethini ngayinye.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Jan-14-2022