Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
4-29-2023
Graduation Year
2024
Abstract
In November 2022, Nike filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Kool Kiy, Omi, and China-based manufacturer Xiamen Wandering Planet, garnering nationwide media attention. Particularly, Wandering Planet was accused of playing an integral role in the infringement by providing the sources to produce knockoff sneakers using Nike’s registered Air Jordan 1 and Dunk trade dress for Kiy and Omi. The manufacturer allegedly “knowingly participate[d] in a scheme to intentionally create confusion in the market place and capitalize on it.” Indeed, some confused consumers could not tell the difference between Kool Kiy’s products and Jordan’s. Nike’s staunch commitment to proceeding with litigation is clear: “Nike must protect its design and intellectual property from bad actors who undermine the very DNA of authentic sneaker culture by promoting, copying, and selling Nike’s designs as their own.”
This post was originally published on the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution website on April 29, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.
Recommended Citation
Kim, Daniel Hyungtae, "How Nike’s Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against Kool Kiy & Omi May Benefit From China’s Wuhan Intermediate People’s Court’s Approach to Mediation" (2023). CJCR Blog. 53.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr-blog/53
