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Skechers hit with US patent complaint on cusp of $9.4 billion acquisition

By Melissa Ritti ( July 25, 2025, 16:12 GMT | Insight) -- Skechers USA Inc.’s transition to a privately held company hit a snag when a purported pioneer of hands-free footwear technology claimed responsibility for innovations at the heart of Skechers’ “most important product line.” The defendant has been dogged by allegations of intellectual property theft for over a decade.HandsFree Labs Licensing is accusing Skechers of ripping off its technology in litigation filed in the US Eastern District of Texas....

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