In this Wikileak, I found that Nike won their 14 year battle in the Spanish Constitutional Court in using their trademark name and swoosh in Spanish stores. For over fourteen years, Nike has been pursuing former spanish partner, Cidesport, in court in an attempt to gain control of the Nike trademark in Spain. Cidesport has been using the Nike swoosh and trademark since 1981 while Nike neglected to register its own trademark at the time.
The 1999 Supreme Court decision barring Nike from selling clothes with its logo in Spain has cost the company tens of millions of dollars in separate production runs and lost sales.
Nike's Decision in Court
My question is why would the Spanish Constitutional Court not allow the use of the Nike trademark in their country? To gain profits?
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