The Eager Beavertons are suing Skechers and New Balance in two separate actions filed in Cen. CA district court and MA district court, respectively, accusing them of infringing on Nike’s Flyknit patents, which cover various aspects of designing and manufacturing fabric shoe uppers. According to the suit against SKX, they are infringing on patents nos. 8,266,749, 9,060,562, 9,510,636, 9,730,484, 9,918,511, and 9,986,781 with several sneakers including the Slip-ins, Glide Step, and Ultra Flex lines, ... Log in to view full article.