Germany-based footwear and apparel brand Puma and Brooks Sports, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, have reached a settlement in running shoe patent and trademark infringements disputes.

Peer performance has been mixed in the past 2-years, with NIKE (NKE) dropping $60B and Puma halving, while Skechers was up 76%, Adidas nearly doubled and Deckers is up 2.7x. Conversely ...