Nike is accusing StockX of selling look-alike versions of its shoes and wants a federal judge to force the online marketplace to remove the alleged knockoffs from its website.
The athletic apparel giant is already in the middle of another legal battle with StockX involving a trademark infringement filed in New York earlier this year. At issue are Nike-branded Vault non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, featuring shoes by Nike. The suit claims StockX is capitalizing on Nike's brand without permission to sell its own products.
Nike-branded"Vault NFTs" such as this one are at the center of an ongoing lawsuit between Nike and StockX. Nike filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against StockX in February. Lawyers for Nike have argued that StockX should be prohibited from selling shoes — digital or otherwise — with a design the public associates with Nike without the brand's permission. Nike lawyers filed an additional claim this week against StockX, alleging there are fake Nikes on the StockX website.
"But despite StockX's numerous guarantees of authenticity, Nike recently obtained four confirmed pairs of counterfeit 'Nike' shoes, which were purchased within a two-month period on StockX's platform," Nike lawyers argued in court filed Tuesday."At least one pair of those counterfeit shoes are the same style as one of the infringing Nike-branded Vault NFTs."
Nike lawyers have asked judge Valerie Caproni to let them add counterfeit charges to the existing lawsuit. Both parties are scheduled to appear in court in October. StockX is an online marketplace clothing reseller where items including limited-edition sneakers, watches and handbags can be bought and sold. The Detroit-based company launched in 2015 with financial backing from Quicken Loans co-founder Dan Gilbert among others.
Yeah only Nike can sell Chinese sweatshop labor made by kids that look like that…come on
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