{"id":219362,"date":"2026-03-03T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/gold-medal-innovation-the-patented-technology-powering-milan-cortina-2026-patent\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T07:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:35:12","slug":"gold-medal-innovation-the-patented-technology-powering-milan-cortina-2026-patent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/gold-medal-innovation-the-patented-technology-powering-milan-cortina-2026-patent\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold-Medal Innovation: The Patented Technology Powering Milan-Cortina 2026 &#8211; Patent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mondaq.com\/unitedstates\/patent\/1751970\/gold-medal-innovation-the-patented-technology-powering-milan-cortina-2026\">Gold-Medal Innovation: The Patented Technology Powering Milan-Cortina 2026 &#8211; Patent<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mondaq.com\/unitedstates\/patent\/1751970\/gold-medal-innovation-the-patented-technology-powering-milan-cortina-2026\">https:\/\/www.mondaq.com\/unitedstates\/patent\/1751970\/gold-medal-innovation-the-patented-technology-powering-milan-cortina-2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-03 07:32:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.mondaq.com\">www.mondaq.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            <span>To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<p>        Article Insights<\/p>\n<p>Foley &#038; Ladner LLP&#8217;S  Labour &#038; Employment Practice Group\u2019s articles from Foley &#038; Lardner are most popular:<\/p>\n<p>Foley &#038; Lardner are most popular: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>within Coronavirus (COVID-19), Cannabis &#038; Hemp and Insolvency\/Bankruptcy\/Re-Structuring topic(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>DecathaLAW Series 2026: Article 5<\/h3>\n<p>While the world has turned its attention to the Milan-Cortina<br \/>\n2026 Winter Olympics, spectators have been watching more than<br \/>\nathletic excellence. The Games have also been a live showcase of<br \/>\npatented sports technology. From Milan&#8217;s fashion-driven urban<br \/>\nvenues to the severe alpine conditions of Cortina d&#8217;Ampezzo,<br \/>\nathletes rely on uniforms and equipment engineered to regulate<br \/>\nheat, manage moisture, reduce drag, and optimize movement. Behind<br \/>\nthat gear is a dense web of patents covering textile engineering,<br \/>\nadaptive insulation, and smart apparel systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From Early Textile IP to Modern Olympic<br \/>\nGear<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Modern Olympic performance apparel builds on decades of<br \/>\nfoundational textile patents. One early example is U.S. Patent No.<br \/>\n4,569,874, which discloses a lightweight composite sportswear<br \/>\nfabric for cold climates using a vapor-permeable membrane and<br \/>\nthermally reflective layers to trap heat while allowing moisture to<br \/>\nescape.1\u00a0That core concept \u2013 warmth without<br \/>\nbulk and without sweat accumulation \u2013 remains central to<br \/>\ntoday&#8217;s winter sports apparel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nike\u00ae: Adaptive Warmth and Dynamic<br \/>\nVentilation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nike, the official outfitter of Team USA, leans heavily on<br \/>\npatented adaptive apparel systems for cold-weather performance. A<br \/>\nvisible example for this Olympic cycle is the Therma-FIT\u00ae Air<br \/>\nMilano Jacket, designed for medal ceremonies and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mondaq.com\/unitedstates\/patent\/1751970\/gold-medal-innovation-the-patented-technology-powering-milan-cortina-2026\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gold-Medal Innovation: The Patented Technology Powering Milan-Cortina 2026 &#8211; Patent https:\/\/www.mondaq.com\/unitedstates\/patent\/1751970\/gold-medal-innovation-the-patented-technology-powering-milan-cortina-2026 Publish Date: 2026-03-03 07:32:00&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":219363,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"http:\/\/www.mondaq.com\/images\/profile\/companythumb\/19711.webp?v=20241101121959","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[62],"class_list":["post-219362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-innovation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219362"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":219364,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219362\/revisions\/219364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}