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[edit]Copyright
[edit]Lawsuits
[edit]In 2006, Lorillard (the previous owner of Newport) and Nike sued graphic designer Ari Saal Forman after he released his Ari Menthol 10s shoes, which combined the design of the Nike Air Force 1 with Newport's spinnaker and colors. According to Forman, the shoes were "dedicated to the two brands who have taken the most and given the least." As a result of the lawsuit, Forman is not legally allowed to own a pair of Menthol 10s.
In 2021, Nike sued the art collective MSCHF for the "Satan Shoes", a modified version of Nike Air Max 97 with explicitly Satanic imagery. Nike claimed trademark infringement and that its brand was being erroneously linked to Satanism. A US district judge ruled that the modified shoes could not be sold.
In 2024 Nike sued Dominic Ciambrone who is know by the monacre "The Shoe Surgeon". Nike believes Ciambrione's business of modifying shoes has strayed to close to their trademark and counterfeiting. Nike is seeking 60 million in this case which is still ongoing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
References
[edit]https://worldwide-trademarks.com/about/company
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/nike-fires-warning-shot-to-sneaker-artists-with-trademark-suit