Roger Federer brings back "RF" logo from Nike after two years
Roger Federer has apparently regained his longstanding trademark . The RF lettering, which had accompanied the Swiss for a long time, had disappeared from Nike to Uniqlo in 2018 after changing outfits.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Mar 10, 2020, 09:54 pm
The Swiss received an equipment contract of $ 300 million, but Nike still had the rights to the RF logo. The US company once had this designed for their tennis flagship.
Most recently, however, the logo was used up at the "Match for Africa", which Federer denied against Rafael Nadal in South Africa.
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Federer's manager announced a few weeks ago that the lettering would be returned. Now it seems to have been successful: An extract from the patent directory in the USA now shows that the rights for the lettering have been transferred to the so-called Tenro AG. Federer founded this company in 2007, as reported by Schweizer Blick, and is based in Bottmingen in the canton of Basel-Land.
Federer first appeared in Wimbledon in 2009 with an ornate cardigan with his initials sewn on. Federer's wife Mirka is said to have invented the logo. It is still unclear whether he will appear with his logo again in the near future.
Uniqlo showed little interest in using the lettering. It would be conceivable that Federer would at least wear it on his shoes, which are still from Nike.
Most recently, however, he joined the running shoe company On, where he is said to have made an investment of CHF 50 to 100 million. Most recently, he indicated that there might be tennis shoes bearing his name in the future.