Rothy’s Makes Strides in Patent Suit Over Ballet Slippers

摘要

Rothys Inc. may proceed with a patent infringement suit alleging a competitor’s ballet flats are too similar to its shoes, a federal court said Dec. 20.The complaint is sparse on details but filled out enough to survive a motion to dismiss, Judge Michael F. Urbanski wrote for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.Rothys has generated more than $40 million in revenue from its shoe, The Flat, since it launched it three years ago.