MSCHF Product Studio «materially altered» Nike’s trademark product without permission, Nike says in the suit filed Monday
Nike is seeing red over rapper Lil Nas X’s limited edition satanic-themed Air Max 97 shoes, which are thought to contain human blood and satanic detailing. In a suit filed Monday in New York Federal Court, Nike charged that MSCHF Product Studio, Lil Nas X’s partner in the launching of 666 pairs of devilishly designed athletic footwear, materially alter a trademarked product without permission. Lil Nas X is not named in the lawsuit. “MSCHF is currently taking orders for shoes it refers to as Satan Shoes, which are customized Nike Air Max 97 shoes that MSCHF has materially altered to prominently feature a satanic theme,” the complaint said. “This was done without Nike’s approval or authorization, and Nike is in no way connected with this project… The material alterations include at least referring to the shoe as the Satan Shoe, adding red ink and human blood to the midsole, adding red embroidered satanic- themed detailing, adding a bronze pentagram to the laces, and adding a new sock liner.
