{"id":929819,"date":"2020-04-22T21:34:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T01:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=929819"},"modified":"2022-09-13T03:00:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T08:00:33","slug":"kawhi-leonard-loses-copyright-battle-nike-klaw-logo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/kawhi-leonard-loses-copyright-battle-nike-klaw-logo\/","title":{"rendered":"Kawhi Leonard Loses Copyright Battle with Nike over &#8220;Klaw&#8221; Logo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/kawhi-leonard-is-suing-nike-for-rights-to-his-klaw-logo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kawhi v. Nike saga<\/a> comes to a close (for now). The dispute over the copyright of his &#8220;Klaw&#8221; logo as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2020\/04\/22\/kawhi-leonard-loses-copyright-lawsuit-with-nike-over-klaw-logo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TMZ reports<\/a> that the Clippers forward lost the battle.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling, according to the site, came down to the judge stating that Nike&#8217;s design is\u00a0 &#8220;independent piece of intellectual property.&#8221; The logos were distinct enough to rule that the logo belongs to the Swoosh. Take a look at both logos below. What do you think?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_929820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-929820\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"size-full wp-image-929820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2020\/04\/nike-v-kawhi-klaw-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2020\/04\/nike-v-kawhi-klaw-logo.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2020\/04\/nike-v-kawhi-klaw-logo-667x500.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2020\/04\/nike-v-kawhi-klaw-logo-325x244.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-929820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Klaw logo dispute (via TMZ)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kawhi v. Nike saga comes to a close (for now). 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