Is “Nike” trademarked?

Verdict

Likely taken

"Nike" is trademarked. Signa found at least 28 live trademarks for "Nike", mostly owned by Nike, Inc. Check which classes they cover before you use the name.

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Close matches
30+
Live or pending
30+
Owners
3
Offices
5

Counts cover the 30 closest search results.

Evidence

Closest trademarks

Ranked by how closely they match "Nike". Owners link to their company page.

  • NIKE

    Exact match

    RegisteredUSPTOFiled 1979

    • Class 18Leather Goods
    Nike, Inc.

  • NIKE

    Exact match

    RegisteredUSPTOFiled 1994

    • Class 9Computers and Scientific Devices
    • Class 28Toys and Sporting Goods
    Nike, Inc.

  • NIKE

    Exact match

    RegisteredUSPTOFiled 1996

    • Class 14Jewelry
    Nike, Inc.

  • NIKE

    Exact match

    RegisteredUSPTOFiled 1993

    • Class 16Paper Goods and Printed Matter
    • Class 18Leather Goods
    Nike, Inc.

  • NIKE

    Exact match

    RegisteredUSPTOFiled 2004

    • Class 28Toys and Sporting Goods
    Nike, Inc.

  • NIKE

    Exact match

    RegisteredUSPTOFiled 2017

    • Class 41Education and Entertainment
    Nike, Inc.

  • NIKE

    Exact match

    RegisteredUSPTOFiled 1972

    • Class 25Clothing
    Nike, Inc.

  • NIKE

    Exact match

    RegisteredUSPTOFiled 1982

    • Class 25Clothing
    Nike, Inc.

  • NIKE

    Exact match

    RegisteredUSPTOFiled 1981

    • Class 25Clothing
    Nike, Inc.

  • NIKE

    Exact match

    RegisteredUSPTOFiled 2004

    • Class 9Computers and Scientific Devices
    Nike, Inc.

  • NIKE

    Exact match

    RegisteredUSPTOFiled 1994

    • Class 28Toys and Sporting Goods
    Nike, Inc.

  • NIKE

    Exact match

    RegisteredUSPTOFiled 1981

    • Class 42Computer and Scientific Services
    Nike, Inc.

Showing 12 of 30+ close matches. Search all results

Owners

Who holds these marks

Owners resolved to a company, with every subsidiary and name spelling grouped together.

Plus 1 other owner in the matches above.

Classes

Where you would file

Nice classes that names like "Nike" are usually filed in. Rights only clash inside the same classes.

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API

Run this check from your own code

This tool is a thin layer over the Signa API. Search every register we index, filter by class and jurisdiction, and get owners resolved to companies.

  • GET/v1/trademarks?q=Nike

    The search behind this tool, with a match tier on every result

  • GET/v1/trademarks/{id}

    Full record: owners, goods and services, status history

  • POST/v1/classifications/suggest

    Suggested Nice classes for a product description

Get API keyView docs
GET /v1/trademarks?q=Nike
curl "https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks?q=Nike" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "object": "list",
  "data": [
    {
      "mark_text": "NIKE",
      "office_code": "US",
      "status": { "stage": "registered" },
      "match": { "tier": "identical" },
      "nice_classes": [18]
    },
    {
      "mark_text": "NIKE",
      "office_code": "US",
      "status": { "stage": "registered" },
      "match": { "tier": "identical" },
      "nice_classes": [9, 28]
    }
  ],
  "has_more": true
}