Nike has asked a New York federal court to allow it to amend the complaint that it filed against StockX early this year over the resale marketplace’s allegedly infringing “Vault” NFTs, asserting that since it lodged that complaint, “additional facts transpired or were discovered that are highly relevant to [its] claims against StockX.” In addition to entering into the non-fungible token (“NFT”) market since the filing of its suit by way of a venture with its RTFKT brand, the Beaverton, Oregon-based sportswear behemoth claims that it has purchased a number of pairs of counterfeit “Nike” sneakers from the StockX platform, and all the while, StockX has altered its terms for the “Vault” NFTs, giving rise to the need for Nike to make relevant amendments to its original filing.
In the 25-page memo of law in support that it filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday, counsel for Nike seeks leave to amend the complaint that it filed against StockX in February, in which it accused the fashion and footwear resale platform of trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and unfair competition. Since it lodged that complaint, Nike claims that there are “multiple facts that occurred or were discovered” that are directly related to its claims against StockX.
Primarily, Nike argues that “StockX has made a series of modifications to its representations surrounding [the] Vault NFTs” at the center of the case. For example, Nike states that after it “...
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