BIKILA v. VIBRAM USA INC.

CASE NO. C15-5082-RBL.

218 F.Supp.3d 1206 (2016)

Teferi Abebe BIKILA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. VIBRAM USA INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Tacoma.

Signed October 31, 2016.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 15 U.S.C. § 1125
Cause: 15 U.S.C. § 1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)
Nature of Suit: 840 Trademark
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Troy G. Sexton , Alexander C. Trauman , Motschenbacher & Blattner, Portland, OR, for Plaintiff.

Jeffrey Charles Johnson , Joanne M. Hepburn , Kendra Nickel-Nguy , K & L Gates LLP, Seattle, WA, for Defendants.


ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on defendants' motion for summary judgment [Dkt. #49]. This case involves a running shoe Vibram named after Abebe Bikila, the late Ethiopian Olympic marathoner. Vibram trademarked the name without requesting or receiving his heirs' permission. Bikila...

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