DETROIT – Sneaker giant Nike accuses Detroit online marketplace and clothing retailer StockX of knowingly selling counterfeit sneakers.

Nike has a pending lawsuit against StockX, filed in August but unsealed the week ending November 16..

In the filing, Nike mocks StockX and its authenticity process, saying the retailer admitted that its authenticators could not determine whether sneakers and apparel were authentic.

Nike claims that StockX passed off the fake shoes as real and that the company has no idea what percentage of counterfeit sneakers were falsely authenticated and shipped to unsuspecting customers.

Court documents revealed that counterfeit versions of several popular shoe releases escaped StockX’s authentication process, including Ben and Jerry’s “Chunky Dunky” SB Dunk, Grateful Dead SB Dunks, Off-White x Air Jordan 2, and much more.

Nike said StockX downplayed the narrative of fake sneakers going through its authentication process while encouraging the resale of counterfeit sneakers.

Nike accuses StockX of running a fraudulent sneaker network. They believe a resale business in downtown Detroit sold more than 1,800 products on the platform before ultimately going out of business.

The sneaker giant wants the courts to rule in its favor based on its evidence against StockX and its practices of selling fake sneakers and false advertising legitimacy.

StockX has refuted Nike’s claims.

“Nike’s claims are completely false. Contrary to their claims, StockX is a leader in the fight against counterfeiting, a pervasive problem affecting brands globally. That’s why verification has been at the core of our business since our inception, and because of our leadership in this area, Nike has already recommended StockX to its customers, partnered with StockX, and praised StockX as “a good player “. We’ve invested millions of dollars in technology, training, and tools to deliver on our commitment to our customers, and we back our verification process with our Buyer’s Promise.

The products at issue in this case represent only 0.0004% of the 17.8 million Nike sneakers examined by StockX while this litigation was pending. Compare that to the over $80,000,000 worth of allegedly counterfeit sneakers that StockX has prevented from being sold on our platform. StockX has long done our part to prevent bad actors from trading on our platform, but we can’t do it alone. It is unfortunate that, rather than working with us to combat counterfeits, Nike has chosen to use its resources to file costly and baseless lawsuits and persecute a company that has long worked to combat the prevalence of counterfeits. »

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