Editing Swoosh (section)

== Lawsuits ==
In 2006, [[Lorillard Tobacco Company|Lorillard]] (the previous owner of Newport) and Nike sued graphic designer Ari Saal Forman after he released his Ari Menthol 10s shoes, which combined the design of the [[Air Force (shoe)|Nike Air Force 1]] with Newport's spinnaker and colors. According to Forman, the shoes were "dedicated to the two brands who have taken the most and given the least." As a result of the lawsuit, Forman is not legally allowed to own a pair of Menthol 10s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-bootleg-nikes-that-got-banned-by-big-tobacco/ |title=The Bootleg Nikes That Got Banned by Big Tobacco |publisher=[[Vice Media]] |date=October 20, 2018 |access-date=December 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://weartesters.com/ari-saal-forman-explains-menthol-10s-banned-big-tobacco/ |title=Ari Saal Forman Explains Why the Menthol 10s Were Banned by Big Tobacco |website=Wear Testers |date=October 19, 2018 |access-date=December 9, 2018}}</ref>

In 2021, Nike sued the art collective [[MSCHF]] for the "[[Satan Shoes]]", a modified version of [[Nike Air Max 97]] with explicitly Satanic imagery. Nike claimed [[trademark infringement]] and that its brand was being erroneously linked to Satanism. A US district judge ruled that the modified shoes could not be sold.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Elan |first1=Priya |title=Judge blocks Lil Nas X's 'Satan Shoes' from shipping to customers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/apr/01/lil-nas-x-satan-shoes-judge-blocks-shipment |access-date=April 1, 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=April 1, 2021}}</ref>