Trademark Infringement, Injunctive Relief, First Amendment

Three Point Shot - August 2025

Proskauer Rose LLP on 8/12/2025

Nike and Sneaker Customizer Lace Up a Settlement - On June 18, 2025, Nike, Inc. (“Nike”) and Dominic Ciambrone (“Ciambrone”), founder of the shoe customization outfit, The Shoe Surgeon, entered into a confidential...more

MarkIt to Market® - April 2021: Sole Mates (or Not) – Takeaways from Nike v. Satan Shoes

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 5/3/2021

It was hard to escape news last month of the “Satan Shoes” collaboration between Lil Nas X and Brooklyn art collective MSCHF Product Studio (“MSCHF”). The limited (666 pairs) release of custom red and black Nike Air Max...more

MarkIt to Market® - April 2021

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 4/30/2021

[co-author: Joseph Diorio, Law Clerk] The April 2021 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter discusses the suit filed by Nike over MSCHF's "Satan Shoes"; the latest PTAB decision in the ongoing battle...more

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends - Issue 6

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/14/2020

This sixth edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19 litigation, sees us reporting on many of the same types of cases. Consumers continue to seek refunds for goods and services that have been disrupted by the...more

When Social Media Takedown Notices Aren’t Enough

Jaburg Wilk on 3/26/2018

Social media usage has exploded in recent years and has permanently transformed the way products and services are marketed and sold. Social media platforms include many different online destinations such as social networking...more

Aretha Franklin Is Looking For A Little Respect From Telluride And Toronto Film Festivals

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 9/23/2015

On September 4, 2015, a long running legal battle over the right to use footage from a 1972 concert by Aretha Franklin took a twist right out of a Hollywood movie when the Queen of Soul sought, and was granted, a temporary...more