Vans Files Patent Infringement Suit Over “Fakes” Found at Target

Vans' "Old Skool" sneaker on the left, Target's "Camella Lace-Up Sneaker" on the right.

CREDIT: Shutterstock/Target Corp.

“I love my fake Vans!” reads a review still posted on Target’s website, directly underneath the product page of what Vans, Inc. now alleges is a knockoff sneaker that infringes on the patent for its “Old Skool” line of footwear. Vans, Inc. cited that review and other evidence in a 38-page complaint delivered to California’s…

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