Nike accuses Amazon and eBay of rampant counterfeit goods and will sue counterfeit sellers!

Nike is taking action against counterfeit sneaker sellers and online stores , and will sue counterfeit sellers! In a trademark infringement and counterfeiting lawsuit recently filed by Nike in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Nike is focusing on suing sellers who use Nike's federally registered trademark products without authorization .

The trademarks in question include the Nike name, Nike Air, Air Max, Swoosh, LeBron, Air Force 1, Dunk and Dri-Fit, etc. The infringed trademarks include Swoosh, Jumpman, Air Jordan Wings and logos associated with LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant.

The defendants were not named in the lawsuit at Nike 's request , a necessary step to avoid providing information to the defendants before the restraining order, which would lead to "destruction of relevant documentary evidence and hiding or transfer of assets to foreign jurisdictions," Nike said .

Nike noted that the defendants (and other similar e-commerce store operators) regularly contacted each other through chat rooms such as QQ and exchanged information in chat rooms regarding "operating multiple accounts, evading detection, pending litigation, and potential new litigation. "

Although Nike did not disclose the names of specific infringing sellers, it accused some large online markets of not doing enough to prevent counterfeiting on their platforms. Platforms including Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, Alibaba, Wish and DHgate were mentioned by Nike for failing to properly vet new sellers through verification and identity confirmation, and allowing sellers to use fake names and addresses. Nike believes that these markets are "unable or unwilling" to prevent the proliferation of counterfeits on their websites.

In 2021, Nike sued nearly 600 websites that sold counterfeit sneakers. In the lawsuit, Nike asked for a permanent ban on the defendants from selling counterfeit products, and that third-party suppliers such as Amazon and eBay should stop placing any advertisements for the defendants, and asked the defendants to compensate Nike for all profits they made from selling infringing trademarks. In addition , Nike also stated that the defendants should pay $2,000,000 in statutory damages for "each use" of the brand's trademark .

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