Federal Copyright Lawsuit Alleges Nike, Converse and Timberland Copied Sculptural Footwear Works Created by East Village Artists Beginning in 1992; Plaintiffs Intend to Seek Up to $120 Million

Suit alleges the Copyright Office imposes unreasonable multi‑year delays of more than four years and has issued internally inconsistent decisions that prevent designers from enforcing protection of their original sculptural footwear works.