TODAY’S TRADEMARK – NIKE, INC.

Nike, Inc. is an American multinational company that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets clothing, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services around the world. The business is based in the Portland metropolitan area, near Beaverton, Oregon. With sales exceeding US$37.4 billion in fiscal year 2020, it is the world’s largest retailer of athletic shoes and apparel as well as a major producer of sports equipment. Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight founded the company on January 25, 1964, as “Blue Ribbon Sports,” and it became Nike, Inc. on May 30, 1971. Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, inspired the company’s name. It employed 76,700 people worldwide as of 2020. The brand alone was worth more than $32 billion in 2020, making it the most valuable brand in the sports industry. Nike was ranked No. 89 on the Fortune 500 list of the largest companies in the United States by total sales in 2018.

The trademark of this company was registered in USPTO bearing registration number 1153938 on May 12, 1981.