July 19, Beijing time, as the NBA free market continues, Leonard’s arrival to the Clippers is smooth, not only injecting new vitality into Los Angeles, but also seeing the hope of a championship. . But Clippers star Leonard encountered a new problem. Prior to this, Leonard complained about his trademark "Klaw" and Nike, a famous sports shoe brand. At that point, Nike fought back and started firing on Leonard.
According to celebrity reporter Darren Rovell, Leonard previously filed a lawsuit against Nike, claiming that the logo was his personal design and that Nike used the logo and affixed it without consulting Leonard. Nike's own design label. Today, Nike finally responded, saying that Leonard no longer has the trademark since his contract ended last year.
Since 2014, Leonard has said that the main idea for his original design of "Klaw" came from his own mind. He gave all the credit to the Jordan Brand team. Since I'm not an artist, I don't know how to design things well, so he commissioned Jordan Brand to revamp the logo and it was adopted. After revising, I'm very happy with the final version.
According to documents from TMZ, Leonard, the official Nike team, filed a counterclaim. Nike admitted that Leonard did design an early draft, but a number of changes were made to the logo before the final version was built, including some unique graphic K and L letters on the logo, as well as the final product with the number "2" above it. " is omitted.
Nike also said Leonard signed over their design in 2014, which the company submitted for copyright. Then in 2017, Leonard began trying to label himself as he claimed to be the sole owner of the design. Nike is seeking financial compensation and is fighting Leonard for breach of contract, copyright infringement and fraud.
Leonard was a spokesperson for Air Jordan (Nike Jordan Brand), but in 2018, when the contract expired, the partnership was terminated. Before joining the Raptors, Nike offered Leonard a four-year, $22 million sneaker contract extension. Leonard firmly refused, and in November 2018, another year passed. Another shoe has signed an endorsement deal, which is a huge loss for Nike because this season Leonard not only led the Raptors to their first championship in franchise history, but also came to Los Angeles Clippers, he's going to get more traffic. At this time, Nike complained to Leonard about this logo. It has to be said that even if he wins, who can trust Nike's contract in the future?