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Adidas wins trademark infringement case against Payless

DateWednesday, May 28, 2008 at 08:08AM

A federal jury in Portland early this week ordered Payless Shoesource Inc. to pay $304.6 million for willfully infringing on Adidas America Inc.'s three-stripe trademark logo.Scafidi%202.jpg

 
A nine-person jury in U.S. District Court in Portland unanimously awarded Adidas $30.6 million in actual damages, $137 million in punitive damages and $137 million in Payless profits, according to a transcript of the proceeding. 

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Fordham Law professor Susan Scafidi and Scott Drake discuss the case and fashion law

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Why A federal jury in Portland ordered payless shoe source to pay ? What was the matter ? Could you please tell me ?
July 28, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterPayless Shoes

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