Nike Sues AJ1 Imitators πŸ’€

Nike is suing another sneaker company for allegedly ripping off the Air Jordan silhouette. It sucks but I do think it's within their rights to protect the brand. Peep my full thoughts πŸ’­ (2 min read)

Nike Suing Imitators

Nike is suing Kool.Kiy and Omi In A Hellcat over their alleged copying of the Air Jordan silhouette. I don’t know who either Kool.Kiy or Omi are, but I have certainly seen the shoes in question. They’re basically Jordan one knockoffs with lightning bolt swooshes 😬

Ian Conner did something similar when he added the lightning logo to the Vans for his Revenge x Storm sneakers. Warren Lotas famously got sued for his Nike dunk SB inspired sneakers a few years back πŸ“

This has been going on for years though, the Nike Dunk/Jordan silhouette lends itself to re-imagination and customization. I get where Nike is coming from with this lawsuit, the shoe is clearly a Jordan rip off πŸ’₯

That being said, I feel for any little guy going up against a big corporation, so the accused parties have my sympathies. John Geiger spent a lot of money fighting Nike in court, and if that lawsuit was any indication, this will be just as expensive πŸ’΅

As much as I want to root for people who are working for themselves, I ultimately think Nike has grounds to sue, and I won’t be surprised if we stop seeing so many shoes so obviously derived from Nike models ☠️

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