{"id":7023,"date":"2014-03-27T10:39:56","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T10:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/the-inventor-of-breathable-shoes-mario-moretti-polegato\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:24:25","slug":"the-inventor-of-breathable-shoes-mario-moretti-polegato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/en\/the-inventor-of-breathable-shoes-mario-moretti-polegato\/","title":{"rendered":"The inventor of &#8220;breathable&#8221; shoes: Mario Moretti Polegato"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For our &#8220;Patents world&#8221; section, the story of how a winemaker became a successful entrepreneur,<strong><em> inventing \u201cbreathable\u201d shoes<\/em> <\/strong>and bringing his brand on the top by protecting through patents his technical solution. Is the story of <strong>Mario Moretti Polegato,<\/strong> founder and chairman of <strong>GEOX<\/strong> : Italy&#8217;s largest shoe making company and one of the world&#8217;s largest casual footwear brands.<\/p>\n<p>In the following video, developed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wipo.int\/portal\/en\/index.html\">WIPO<\/a>, the Geox funder explains his invention and how patents and innovation improved his company profile.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mario M. Polegato, inventor and entrepreneur (GEOX), Italy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/javb1LgydjE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>His invention is simple and at the same time revolutionary: it<strong> consists on applying to the leather sole a membrane<\/strong> with over a billion holes per square centimeters,<strong> which facilitate the passage of the air<\/strong>, but not humidity.<\/p>\n<p>As he says, 90% of population is using rubber soles, with all the hygiene consequences it brings: Geox solved these problems, and now the potential of this technology is unlimited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The patent has been one of the fundamental element for the Geox success<\/strong>, especially by protecting the technical solution from the competence, together with Italian design and style. <em>\u201cIn the globalization market now it is fundamental\u201d<\/em> says Moretti <em>\u201cIntellectual property protect your brand, your technology and your company\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Geox always continued to invest in innovation and <strong>has filed over 40 patents<\/strong> as a result of the policy of strong enhancement of technological innovation.<\/p>\n<p>If you are curious, here you can find the publication of one of his patents:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ES-2212569_T3.pdf\">ES-2212569_T3<\/a>\u00a0, and for more information on Geox history we recommend you this article: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/blog\/en\/patents\/fashion-meets-innovation-the-geox-patents-case\/\">Fashion meets innovation: the Geox patents case<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For our &#8220;Patents world&#8221; section, the story of how a winemaker became a successful entrepreneur, inventing \u201cbreathable\u201d shoes and bringing his brand on the top by protecting through patents his technical solution. 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