Adidas America, Inc et al v. Payless Shoesource, Inc.

Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Plaintiffs' Claims of Willfulness. Oral Argumentrequested

D. Or.June 29, 2007

PAGE 1 - MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS OF WILLFULNESS LANE POWELL PC 601 SW SECOND AVENUE, SUITE 2100 PORTLAND, OREGON 97204-3158 (503) 778-2100 Error! Unknown document property name. Milo Petranovich, OSB No. 81337 petranovichm@lanepowell.com Kenneth R. Davis, II, OSB No. 97113 davisk@lanepowell.com LANE POWELL PC 601 SW Second Avenue, Suite 2100 Portland, Oregon 97204-3158 Telephone: (503) 778-2100 Facsimile: (503) 778-2200 Attorneys for Defendant Payless ShoeSource, Inc. William A. Rudy (Admitted pro hac vice) wrudy@lathropgage.com David V. Clark, Esq. (Admitted pro hac vice) dclark@lathropgage.com (Additional attorneys listed at signature) LATHROP & GAGE L.C. 2345 Grand Blvd., Suite 2800 Kansas City, Missouri 64108-2612 Telephone: (816) 292-2000 Facsimile: (816) 292-2001 Of Counsel for Defendant Payless ShoeSource, Inc. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON ADIDAS AMERICA, INC., and ADIDAS-SALOMON AG, Plaintiffs, v. PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, INC., Defendant. No. CV01-1655 RE (Lead Case) Related Case CV03-1116 RE DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON PLAINTIFFS' CLAIMS OF WILLFULNESS By Defendant Payless ShoeSource, Inc. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED PAGE 2 - MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS OF WILLFULNESS LANE POWELL PC 601 SW SECOND AVENUE, SUITE 2100 PORTLAND, OREGON 97204-3158 (503) 778-2100 Error! Unknown document property name. Defendant Payless ShoeSource, Inc., pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56, respectfully moves this Court for partial summary judgment rejecting plaintiffs adidas America, Inc. and adidas- Salomon AG's allegations of willful infringement. There are no issues of genuine material fact that would support adidas' claim of willful infringement and therefore Payless is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1, counsel for Payless certifies that the parties have made a good faith effort through personal or telephone conferences to resolve this dispute, but have been unable to do so. In support of this motion, Payless relies on the pleadings on file, as well as the concurrently filed Memorandum in Support, Concise Statement of Material Facts, and Declaration of Stephen Horace and supporting exhibits. PAGE 3 - MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS OF WILLFULNESS LANE POWELL PC 601 SW SECOND AVENUE, SUITE 2100 PORTLAND, OREGON 97204-3158 (503) 778-2100 Error! Unknown document property name. WHEREFORE, Payless prays that this Court grant partial summary judgment in Payless' favor, find as a matter of law that Payless did not willfully infringe plaintiffs' rights, and for such further relief as justice so requires. DATED: June 29, 2007 LANE POWELL PC By /s/ Kenneth R. Davis, II Milo Petranovich, OSB No. 81337 Kenneth R. Davis, II, OSB No. 97113 Telephone: (503) 778-2100 LATHROP & GAGE L.C. Michael G. Martin (admitted pro hac vice) William A. Rudy (admitted pro hac vice) David V. Clark (admitted pro hac vice) Stephen J. Horace (admitted pro hac vice) Gerald M. Kraai (admitted pro hac vice) Bridget A. Short (admitted pro hac vice) R. Cameron Garrison (admitted pro hac vice) Travis W. McCallon (admitted pro hac vice) David R. Barnard (admitted pro hac vice) Phillip S. Lorenzo (admitted pro hac vice) Michael J. Roche (admitted pro hac vice) Telephone: (816) 292-2000 Attorneys for Defendant Payless ShoeSource, Inc.