MUMBAI, India, Sept. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202528078686 A) filed by Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II, Manhattan Beach, U.S.A., on Aug. 19, for 'footwear counter for easier entry and removal.'
Inventor(s) include Weeks, John Maxwell; Kelley, Scott; Chuang, Frank F.; Liao, Pei-Chun; Tja, Johnson; Xie, Hui; and Stockbridge, Kurt.
The application for the patent was published on Sept. 26, under issue no. 39/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An article of footwear includes a heel cup attached to an upper and extending from a sole structure to at least a portion of a rear heel collar of the upper. The heel cup is uniformly molded with an upper portion, midportio...