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Nike Wins Round in Court: A federal judge has ruled that Nike Inc. did not violate a preliminary injunction when its Side 1 fitness shoes appeared in the movie “Father of the Bride.” The judge ruled last week that the company’s Side 1 logo, the object of a $10-million trademark infringement lawsuit, did not appear in the movie starring Steve Martin and thus did not violate the preliminary injunction won last year by a Pasadena sportswear company. Nike, based in Beaverton, Ore., was ordered in December by U.S. District Judge David Kenyon to stop selling Side 1 shoes, clothing and accessories until a federal court hears more on the suit. Sideout contends in its trademark infringement suit that Nike’s Side 1 products use a logo similar to Sideout’s.

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