Trademark Infringement, Injunctive Relief, Nike

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

Full Court Press: NIKE Files Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against BAPE

ArentFox Schiff on 3/10/2023

Nike Inc. recently sued Japanese streetwear company, A Bathing Ape (BAPE), in the Southern District of New York, alleging that BAPE’s business model revolves around offering “near verbatim” copies of Nike’s iconic Air Force...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

Three Point Shot - Summer 2016

Proskauer Rose LLP on 8/1/2016

800-Meter Champion Berian Eventually Outpaces Nike Endorsement Suit... Or Did He? World 800-meter champion Boris Berian is seemingly capable of out-running just about anything these days. Berian is just a year removed...more

Athletic Shoe Lawsuits are Off and Running

Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/18/2016

Sneakers have been around for a very long time – at least since the late 1800’s. The first patent for a rubber heel for shoes was granted in 1899, and the first patent for “athletic shoes” issued in 1921, although it related...more