In October, Converse filed lawsuits against 32 companies for trademark infringement, accusing the likes of Skechers, Walmart, K-Mart, FILA, Ed Hardy, and Ralph Lauren for ripping off designs of the iconic Converse Chuck Taylor All Star sneaker. Converse, owned byNike, complained that these brands had copied the classic shoe’s striped, toe-bumper and toe-cap style. First created in 1917, the shoe was named for basketball star/Converse salesman Chuck Taylor, then later appropriated by Kurt Cobain acolytes and, finally, the high fashion world.去年十月，匡威起诉了32家公司，商标侵权其匡威球鞋。拉夫劳伦被迫销毁它的匡威样式的鞋。
