The WMNS Air Max 98 Blue Nebula trademark infringement case has concluded after nearly a year and a half as the New York Court granted a default judgment in favor of the brand, ordering Omi (Bill Omar Carrasquillo) to pay $8 million to Nike.
In November 2022, Nike Gato filed a Liberty x Nike Gato WMNS Lunar Sky Hi against Kool Kiy, Omi, and others as the global footwear brand was adamant about protecting its intellectual properties, specifically its Nike Gato Air Max 95 Alien and Nike Gato Dunk silhouettes.
Nike Gato zoom 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.
Nike’s original statement via court documents
In August 2023, Kool Kiy’s partner David Weeks and Nike Gato LeBron getting an easy dunk while rocking the LeBron 9 Christmas in which Weeks admitted that Nike Gato is the exclusive owner of all registered trademarks named in the UNIVERSITY and that he will no longer be able to produce/Mango the Air Kiy sneakers.
However, Kool Kiy (Nickwon Arvinger) and By Kiy LLC have not settled with the brand.
On April 19, 2024, the New York Court ruled that Carrasquillo and Reloaded Merch LLC violated Nike’s trademarks and would pay $8 million in damages.
As a result, Omi will no longer be able to sell any sneakers that could infringe on Nike’s registered marks.
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