Kool Kiy to Pay Nike $1 Million in Settlement of Trademark Infringement Lawsuit

Nike have filed a lawsuit against two sneaker brands over alleged trademark infringement of the Air Jordan 1 and Dunk.

The two entities in question are Kool Kiy and Omi, who have been listed as co-defendants alongside China-based footwear manufacturer Xiamen Wandering Planet Import and Export Co., Ltd., better known as Wandering Planet.

In the lawsuit shared with Complex directly from Omi, there are multiple visual examples of Nike pointing out the similarities between the Swoosh-clad product and Kiy and Omi’s versions, which both use a lightning-bolt motif.

Nike are accusing these smaller brands of ‘promoting, copying, and selling’ these trademarked designs as their own. The Swoosh have pointed their finger at Wandering Planet for enabling the manufacture of these products.

Omi founder Omar Carrasquillo has publicly commented on the lawsuit via an all-caps Instagram post. Kiy co-founder David Weeks also took to Instagram to share his thoughts on the situation, albeit with a more cryptic message, ‘Get Ready For the Paradigm Shift’.

This scenario is so far playing out similarly to the Nike versus Warren Lotas lawsuit from 2020, which was eventually confidentially settled.