New Balance Athletics, Inc. vs. Nike, Inc.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-00020 filed by New Balance Athletics, Inc. on 2024-11-05. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-00020

Filing Date

2024-11-05

Accorded Filing Date

2024-11-05

Institution Decision Date

2025-06-09

Last Modified Date

2025-09-29

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-06-09

Trial Status

Institution Denied

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

New Balance Athletics, Inc.

Represented By

Cipriano, Linneaet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Nike, Inc.

Represented By

Harris, Michaelet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 3700 - Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 14273574

Respondent Patent Number 8898932

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Phil Woodman et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 3700 - Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

52 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP/NIKE, INC.

Customer Number 78342

Address 2555 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, MO, 64108, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
34472	Michael Jaro	707-292-7548
35499	D Eppenauer	206-334-7600
42172	Scott Strohm	816-474-6550
42930	Clinton Newton	816-474-6550
43780	Armina Stricklin	513-706-1128
43930	Steven Staihar	503-532-4689
50887	Ping Chu	626-307-3855
51406	Christopher Andon	503-730-4233
51532	Lawrence Carter	202-639-5616
51929	David Lee	212-779-6115
53109	Joseph Kendrick	303-285-5315
53574	Leonard Searcy Ii	816-474-6550
54671	Patrick Boyd	503-532-9687
54702	John Golian	816-474-6550
56143	Thibault Fayette	971-371-6572
56476	Jeffrey Young	816-474-6550
57064	Andrew O'Brien	5162288516
57781	Kelly Feimster	816-684-7465506441
58455	Brian Morrison	503-532-2062
59320	Elena Mcfarland	816-559-2436
59366	Cory Fisher	816-474-6550
62120	Jason Howard	816-559-2237
63978	Mary Peal	816-474-6550
64633	Keith Bae	816-474-6550
64819	Ashley Sturgeon	816-474-6550
66769	Bryan Meyer	816-474-6550
66954	Chia-Chyi Cheng	503-532-8664
67156	Jeffrey To	503-348-1489
68202	Joseph Cruz	480-276-7179
68298	Whitney Williams	816-937-5114
69530	George-Leonard Ngengwe	816-474-6550
69911	Sung Chung	816-474-6550
70283	James Devaney	816-474-6550
71281	Angela Truesdale	816-474-6550
72041	Kyle Helgemoe	303-285-5539
72998	Alexander Schneider	305-358-5171
73034	Bradley Thomas	816-559-2912
73206	Christopher Strobel	303-285-5335
74133	Michael Scheller	816-559-0460
74774	Paul Vogel	816-474-6550
75296	Jaron Brunner	949-475-1500
75347	Angelica Andreoli	816-825-8057
76471	Samantha Hultgren	612-766-7749
76483	Patrick Sullivan	816-559-2891
76609	Cesar Udave	816-937-3858
76995	Connor Webb	816-559-2585
78818	Sarah Rieth	660-353-1975
79815	Alec Larsen	816-559-2834
80325	Caleb Mickey	816-768-3909
81787	Estela Ordonez Arteaga	713-815-0675
82284	Parris Mayhood	816-646-0985
82752	Reid Williams	816-559-4012

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2025-09-29 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioner's Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees OTHER

2025-09-26 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Institution Decision: Deny DECISION

2025-06-09 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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2001

EX2001 Declaration of M. Coleman Horn Exhibit

2025-03-20 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

2025-03-20 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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New Balance Athletics, Inc. vs. Nike, Inc.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

New Balance Athletics, Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Nike, Inc.

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

Petitioner's Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees OTHER

Institution Decision: Deny DECISION

EX2001 Declaration of M. Coleman Horn Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

Notice : Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice : Power of Attorney NOTICE

Petition : as filed PETITION

Exhibit 1022 - Weihua Shi, Mechanisms of Ultrasonic Joining of Textile Exhibit

Exhibit 1024- Raghavendra R. Hedge, 110 JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE Exhibit

Exhibit 1002 -Excerpts of Prosecution History for U.S. Patent No. 8,898,932 Exhibit

Notice : Power of Attorney NOTICE

Exhibit 1023 - Stephen Michielsen 99 JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE Exhibit

Exhibit 1029 - American & Efird, Footwear Glossary Shoe Styles Exhibit

Exhibit 1025 - Subhas Ghosh, et al JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE Exhibit

Exhibit 1017 - Youn Hee Jeon, et al., 4 FIBERS AND POLYMERS 4, 151-155 Exhibit

Exhibit 1016 - Clarks Limited, MANUAL OF SHOEMAKING (5th ed. 1980) Exhibit

Exhibit 1018 - Nirupama Pundir, FASHION TECHNOLOGY: TODAY AND TOMORROW 2008 Exhibit

Exhibit 1010 - U.S. Patent Application Pub No. 2011/0088285A1 to Dojan Exhibit

Exhibit 1020 -C. Prakash, et al.,3 INDIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Exhibit

Exhibit 1028 - Excerpts of M.L. Berins, SPI PLASTICS ENGINEERING HANDBOOK Exhibit

Exhibit 1005 - Declaration of Jaap Schut, Ph.D Exhibit

Exhibit 1032 - U.S. Patent Application Publication 2005/0262739 to McDonald Exhibit

Exhibit 1026 - Charles A. Harper, et al., PLASTICS MATERIALS AND PROCESSES Exhibit

Exhibit 1009 - U.S. Patent No. 2,213,545 to Chace, et al. Exhibit

Exhibit 1027 - ITC No. 337-TA-1289, Updated Joint Claim Construction Chart Exhibit

Exhibit 1008 - U.S. Patent No. 170,332 to Bibbins Exhibit

Exhibit 1021 - Elena Onofrei, The Properties of Knitted Fabrics Exhibit

Exhibit 1031 - U.S. Patent No. 2,147,197 to Glidden Exhibit

Exhibit 1006 - Curriculum Vitae of Jaap Schut, Ph.D. Exhibit

Exhibit 1001 - U.S. Patent No. 8,898,932 to Woodman, et al. Exhibit

Exhibit 1030 - Table C-5, U.S. District Courts–March 31, 2023 Exhibit

Exhibit 1012 - U.S. Patent No. 3,319,360 to Nadler Exhibit

Exhibit 1013 - World Intellectual Property Organization Publication WO 2004 Exhibit

Exhibit 1011 - U.S. Patent No. 6,862,820 to Farys, et al. Exhibit

Exhibit 1019 - Wiah Wardiningsih, Study of Comfort Properties Exhibit

Exhibit 1007 - U.S. Patent Application Publication 2010/0313447 to Becker Exhibit

Exhibit 1004 - Curriculum Vitae of Ann Williams Exhibit

Exhibit 1003 - Declaration of Ann Williams Exhibit