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Nike agrees with art collective
By Ferraiuoli LLC
In collaboration with raper Lil Nas X, American art collective MSCHF launched and sold 666 pairs of a sneaker called Satan Shoes, a modified version of the red and black Nike Air Max 97. Priced at USD1,018, the Satan Shoes were decorated with a pentagram pendant and a drop of human blood in the soles.In 2019 MSCHF did a similar project, modifying white Nike Air Max 97 to sold them as Jesus Shoes with holy water from the River Jordan which was blessed by a priest in Brooklyn and added to the soles of the sneaker.
This time, however, Nike filed a trademark infringement lawsuit, which quickly concluded in a settlement between the two parties after MSCHF stated it had already achieved its artistic purpose. “With these Satan Shoes, MSCHF intended to comment on the absurdity of the collaboration culture practiced by some brands, and about the perniciousness of intolerance,” the art collective said.
After the settlement, Nike released a press statement warning consumers about possible confusion regarding the origin of the Satan Shoes. “If any purchasers were confused, or if they otherwise want to return their shoes, they may do so for a full refund. Purchasers who choose not to return their shoes and later encounter a product issue, defect or health concern should contact MSCHF, not Nike.”
Ferraiuoli LLC
Ferraiuoli LLC (FLLC) was founded in 2003 by the late Blas Ferraiuoli-Martínez, Eugenio Torres-Oyola and María Marchand-Sánchez. This group was then joined in 2004 by Fernando J. Rovira-Rullán, thus forming the founding core of FLLC. FLLC has grown exponentially since its founding from a law firm with three attorneys and a support staff of three to its current size of 54 attorneys with a support staff of 38. Also, FLLC has grown from initially being known as an intellectual property and corporate law boutique law firm to a multiservice law firm that handles most matters relevant to a business while continuing to earn praise for its leading intellectual property and corporate practices.
FLLC has been ranked as a leading law firm in Puerto Rico by the professional publication Chambers Latin America in intellectual property, corporate, bankruptcy, labor & employment, real estate, and tax law. Moreover, 17 FLLC partners have been ranked as leaders in their field by the same publication. 4 FLLC partners are ranked as leaders in Intellectual Property, no other firm has more than 2. This recognition in such a short period of time is a tribute to FLLC’s business model.
FLLC prides itself in doing its work faster and more cost-efficiently yet with the same quality as that of its main competitors. The founding name partners are available at all times to attend to client matters. Their work ethic sets the tone for the rest of the firm. FLLC’s founders’ goal has been steady from the outset: become one of the premier multiservice law firms in Puerto Rico.
