Nike Wins Small Victory in StockX Lawsuit

Nike was granted a motion for partial summary judgment in its lawsuit against resale platform StockX on Tuesday, according to documents filed in New York district court.

A judge in the United States District Court of New York sided with Nike’s claims that StockX sold counterfeit shoes, which were first revealed in a lawsuit back in 2023. The court order confirmed that StockX is liable for selling 37 pairs of counterfeit sneakers in relation to this case, which includes four pairs sold to Nike investigators and 33 pairs to a third-party buyer named Roy Kim.

In an interview with Kim in 2023, Kim told Complex he purchased 62 pairs of Air Jordan 1s from StockX and had plans to resell them later down the road for profit. Kim later discovered the sneakers he bought from the marketplace were fake after he checked the shoes’ authenticity on other platforms.

The court denied Nike’s other claims in its motion, which alleged StockX of trademark infringement, false designation of origin, trademark dilution, injury to business reputation, and false advertising. The entirety of StockX’s motion against Nike was also denied.

The outstanding claims are to be settled at trial, which will take place between June 15, 2025, and Nov. 15, 2025.

In a statement, StockX said that the judge’s rejection of Nike’s allegations of willful wrongdoing on StockX’s part reflects how significantly the platform has invested in combatting counterfeits.

“Verification has been core to StockX since our inception—we’ve invested millions of dollars in technology, training, and tooling, and we stand behind every product sold on StockX with our Buyer Promise,” the statement reads. “In this case and on an ongoing basis with all our customers, we offer refunds or replacements if someone receives an incorrect product.

“The products in question in this case amount to a mere 0.0004% of the 17.8 million Nike sneakers StockX reviewed while this litigation was ongoing. Compare that to the more than $80,000,000 of suspected counterfeit sneakers alone that StockX has prevented from being sold on our platform since launching in 2016. As we’ve said before, it’s a shame that rather than work with us to fight fakes, Nike has instead opted to use its resources to pursue meritless, expensive litigation. We look forward to the opportunity to tell our story to a jury at trial.”