Muva nje, i-American sportswear giant Nike icele i-ITC ukuthi ivimbele ukungeniswa kwezingubo zezemidlalo zaseJalimane izicathulo ze-Primeknit zika-Adidas, zithi zikopishe ukusungulwa kwe-patent ye-Nike ngendwangu eboshiwe, enganciphisa imfucuza ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa noma yikuphi ukusebenza.
I-Washington International Trade Commission yamukele icala ngomhla ka-8, Disemba.I-Nike yafaka isicelo sokuvimba ezinye zezicathulo ze-adidas, okuhlanganisa i-Ultraboost, uchungechunge lwe-Pharrell Williams Superstar Primeknit, kanye nezicathulo ezikhuphukayo ze-Terrex Free Hiker.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, u-Nike wafaka icala elifanayo lokuphulwa kwelungelo lobunikazi enkantolo yenhlangano e-Oregon.Ecaleni elifakwe enkantolo yombuso e-Oregon, uNike usola ukuthi i-adidas yephule amalungelo obunikazi ayisithupha namanye amalungelo obunikazi amathathu ahlobene nobuchwepheshe be-FlyKnit.I-Nike ifuna umonakalo ongaqondile kanye nokukopela ngamabomu okuphindwe kathathu ngenkathi ifuna ukumiswa kokuthengisa.

Ubuchwepheshe be-Nike be-FlyKnit busebenzisa intambo ekhethekile eyenziwe ngezinto ezigaywe kabusha ukuze bakhe ukubukeka okufana nesokisi engxenyeni engenhla yesicathulo.I-Nike ithe impumelelo idle ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-100 zamaRandi, yathatha iminyaka engu-10 futhi cishe yenziwa ngokuphelele e-US, futhi "imele ukuqaliswa kokusungulwa kwezobuchwepheshe okukhulu kwezicathulo emashumini eminyaka manje.”
U-Nike uthe ubuchwepheshe be-FlyKnit bethulwa okokuqala ngaphambi kweMidlalo Yama-Olympic yaseLondon ka-2012 futhi semukelwe isihlabani se-basketball u-LeBron James (LeBron James), isihlabani samazwe ngamazwe sebhola uCristiano Ronaldo (Cristiano Ronaldo) kanye nophethe irekhodi lomhlaba le-marathon (Eliud Kipchoge).
Esitatimendeni esifakwe enkantolo, uNike uthe: “Ngokungafani nabakwaNike, i-adidas iyekile ukusungula izinto ezizimele.Kule minyaka eyishumi edlule, i-adidas ibilokhu ibekela inselele amalungelo obunikazi amaningana ahlobene nobuchwepheshe be-FlyKnit , kodwa alikho eliphumelelayo.Kunalokho, basebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-Nike obunelungelo lobunikazi ngaphandle kwelayisensi.“Inkampani yakwaNike iveze ukuthi inkampani iphoqelekile ukuthi ithathe lesi sinyathelo ukuze ivikele ukutshalwa kwezimali kwayo ekusunguleni nasekuvimbeleni ukusetshenziswa okungagunyaziwe kwe-adidas ukuvikela ubuchwepheshe bayo.”
Ephendula, i-adidas ithe ihlaziya izikhalo futhi “izoziphendulela”.umkhulumeli we-adidas uMandy Nieber uthe: ” Ubuchwepheshe bethu bePrimeknit buwumphumela weminyaka yocwaningo olugxilile, lukhombisa ukuzibophezela kwethu ekusimameni.”

I-Nike ibivikela ngenkuthalo ukwakhiwa kwayo kwe-FlyKnit nezinye izicathulo, kanti amacala abhekene nePuma axazululwa ngoJanuwari 2020 kanye nakwaSkechers ngoNovemba.

Iyini i-Nike Flyknit?
Iwebhusayithi ye-Nike: Into eyenziwe ngentambo eqinile futhi engasindi.Ingalukwa ibe phezulu eyodwa futhi ibambe unyawo lomsubathi ematheni.

Isimiso ngemuva kwe-Nike Flyknit
Engeza izinhlobo ezahlukene zamaphethini okunithiwe ocezwini lwe-Flyknit engenhla.Ezinye izindawo zenziwe ngendlela eqinile ukuze zinikeze ukwesekwa okwengeziwe kwezindawo ezithile, kuyilapho ezinye zigxila kakhulu ekuguquguqukeni noma ekuphefumuleni.Ngemva kweminyaka engaphezu kwe-40 yocwaningo oluzinikezele ezinyaweni zombili, i-Nike yaqoqa idatha eningi ukuze iqedele indawo enengqondo yephethini ngayinye.