Adidas America, Inc. v. Skechers USA, Inc.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
890 F.3d 747 (2018)
Relevant factsFree
Adidas (plaintiff) sued competitor Skechers (defendant), claiming Skechers' "Onix" shoe copied the trade dress of Adidas' "Stan Smith" and its "Cross Court" shoe infringed Adidas' "Three-Stripe" trademark. The district court granted Adidas a preliminary injunction on both claims, and Skechers appealed.
IssueFree
Whether a plaintiff must establish both a likelihood of success on the merits and a likelihood of irreparable harm to obtain a preliminary injunction in a trademark-infringement dispute.
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