Portland jury awards $304.6 million in shoe trademark case

Earlier this week a jury ordered Payless Shoesource, Inc. to pay more than $304 million in damages to Adidas America, Inc., for trademark infringement.  The federal court jury in Portland found that 267 Payless shoe styles infringe on Adidas' trademarks.  The infringing styles included shoes with 2 and 4 stripes, and not just the 3-stripe design long associated with Adidas.  The verdict, consisting of $30.6 million in actual damages, $137 million in punitive damages, and $137 million in Payless profits, is believed to be the largest ever in a trademark infringement case.

See coverage of the trial here and here.