Opinion
No. 3:15-cv-01741-HZ
04-16-2016
ADIDAS AMERICA, INC., a Delaware Corporation, et al, Plaintiffs, v. SKECHERS USA, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant.
Charles H. Hooker, III R. Charles Henn, Jr. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP 1100 Peachtree St., Ste. 2800 Atlanta, GA 30309 Stephen M. Feldman Perkins Coie, LLP 1120 NW Couch St., 10th Floor Portland, OR 97209 Attorneys for Plaintiff Daniel M. Petrocelli Jeffrey A. Barker O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1999 Avenue of the Stars Los Angeles, CA 90067 Jordan Raphael Mark A. Samuels O'Melveny & Myers LLP 400 So. Hope St. Los Angeles, CA 90071 Kenneth R. Davis, II Parna A. Mehrbani Lane Powell, PC 601 SW Second Ave., Ste. 2100 Portland, OR 97204 Attorneys for Defendants
OPINION & ORDER Charles H. Hooker, III
R. Charles Henn, Jr.
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP
1100 Peachtree St., Ste. 2800
Atlanta, GA 30309 Stephen M. Feldman
Perkins Coie, LLP
1120 NW Couch St., 10th Floor
Portland, OR 97209
Attorneys for Plaintiff // Daniel M. Petrocelli
Jeffrey A. Barker
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
1999 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067 Jordan Raphael
Mark A. Samuels
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
400 So. Hope St.
Los Angeles, CA 90071 Kenneth R. Davis, II
Parna A. Mehrbani
Lane Powell, PC
601 SW Second Ave., Ste. 2100
Portland, OR 97204
Attorneys for Defendants HERNÁNDEZ, District Judge:
In this trademark infringement case, the Court granted Plaintiff adidas's motion for preliminary injunction in February of this year. The Court's Preliminary Injunction Order addressed three Skechers shoes—the Cross Court TR, the Onix, and the Skechers Supernova—that adidas claimed were confusingly similar to adidas's registered trademarks and protectable trade dress. Adidas Am., Inc. v. Skechers USA, Inc., No. 3:15-CV-01741-HZ, 2016 WL 591760, at *1-2 (D. Or. Feb. 12, 2016). The Court found that adidas was likely to succeed in showing that each of the three shoes infringed on adidas's rights. Id. at *4-15.
Defendant Skechers now asks for clarification regarding two versions of the Cross Court TR, model numbers 51271 WNV and 51271 BBK. Def. Motion for Clarification at 2, ECF 91. Skechers maintains that these particular models are not within the scope of the Court's Order because they have a distinct, single-color appearance (either all-black or all-white) that eliminates the possibility of post-sale confusion. Skechers also notes that adidas did not raise a specific challenge to these models in its motion or at the Court's preliminary injunction hearing.
After reviewing the parties' motions and exhibits, the Court finds that the Cross Court TR model numbers 51271 WNV and 51271 BBK are within the scope of the Court's preliminary injunction order. The Court's analysis of the likelihood of confusion between the Skechers Cross Court TR and adidas's Three-Stripe mark focused on the similarity of the shoes' design. See Adidas, 2016 WL 591760 at *10 ("Similarly, the Skechers Cross Court TR shoe incorporates a three-striped design that is very similar in overall appearance to the adidas Three-Stripe mark. Skechers again points to minor distinctions—that its three stripes are of unequal thickness with rounded corners, and that the three stripes combine at one point to form a sideways letter "E." But those minor differences do not change the overall impression of similarity between the Skechers three-striped design and adidas's Three-Stripe mark."). Skechers motion for clarification and it accompanying exhibits make clear that all of the Cross Court TR models, including the model submitted to the Court for consideration and model numbers 51271 WNV and 51271 BBK, all incorporate the identical design. All of the Cross Court TR models, including model numbers 51271 WNV and 51271 BBK, are therefore within the scope of the Court's preliminary injunction order. // // // // // //
ORDER
For the reasons stated, Defendant's motions for clarification [91] is DENIED. All Cross Court TR models including Skechers model 51271 WNV and model 51271 BBK shoes, are within the scope of the Court's preliminary injunction order.
Dated this 16 day of April, 2016.
/s/_________
MARCO A. HERNÁNDEZ
United States District Judge