US Supreme Court rejects request to hear 'Jumpman' copyright suit against Nike

The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear Jacobus 'Co' Willem Rentmeester's copyright case involving the Nike 'Jumpman' logo, the high court has announced. The reason for the court's decision remains unclear, but it leaves in place the 2018 ruling by an appeals court that found Nike hadn't infringed upon Rentmeester's image copyright with its iconic 'Jumpman' logo. The legal matter began in 2015 when Rentmeester filed a copyright lawsuit against Nike over its 'Jumpman' logo featuring a silhouette of ...