Wow, no one ever thought of putting red, white and black together before Eddie Van Halen. Who is he going to sue next, the Chicago Bulls or the Nazis? Unreal.

,,,,,he should be sued for using “Frankenstien” in the name for his guitar,,,,and then for using Converse design for his “line” of shoes,,,,dumbass!!!

Eddie, you’re wearing thin on us all . . . Get back to playing your freakin’ guitar and hopefully we’ll get a ‘decent’ VH album sometime soon. But I’m not gonna hold my breath.

The guy has lost his mind… Does he really need this much attention these days? Is he so insecure about Chickenfoot getting an album out there that he has to shout from the mountain tops about what a douche he has become?

What about the irreparable harm and damage Eddie’s done to his band’s legacy by being such an asshole to Michael Anthony and trying to wipe him out of the band’s history? Jackass.

I don’t get the criticisms here. The design is a direct rip-off. I know he’s loades but what’s right is right. Eddie designed that on his own.

yup theyre gonna sue next

I can kind of see his point. The red background with the black and white stripes looks a fair amount like his guitar design. Having said that, he and his reps really shouldn’t be this petty. It doesn’t look enough like his shoes (which ARE kind of a rip off of Chuck T’s, by the way) to effect his sales. Anyway, he should just be glad if ANYONE show an interest in him, seeing as how he is pretty much a wash-out and all. And unlike some posters who obviously don’t like VH at all, this is a longtime fan saying it.

At first I thought this was ridiculous, but he copyrighted the design. Nike owes him some money.

Why doesn’t he sue The White Stripes, who will only be photographed in a combination of black, red and white?

He didn’t get any credit when he single handedly cured cancer a couple of years back, either

What a cry-baby…

Dear Eddie,

SHUT UP AND PLAY THE GUITAR! First you attack Mike Anthony, then you attack both Dave and Sammy but naming which VH songs they did not like and now Nike sneakers.
You ripped off Converse sneakers with your new EVH sneakers. And guess what Edward? NIKE OWNS CONVERSE.
Please just go and make a new VH album with Dave.

git back to musak eddie!! it’s just three colours and a bunch of lines…yr legacy is dying fast. the zappa and hendrix estates should sue you for stealin’ they’re licks

You can NOT copyright a “color scheme” as RS says Eddie Van Halen did. A design, yes. A color scheme, no. He is out of his mind, as usual.

I remember art class in kindergarten.Man,I got my crayons
and scribbled like mad.Boy,was I a genius.Sometimes I fingerpainted some amazing abstract stuff.Why didn’t I get a lawyer to copyright these outstanding,unique designs?

Drink another one Eddie.

Screw you Eddie. I used to love your band, but you’re a douchebag.

its marketing and keeping the media buzzing. its simple and helps all involved..and that includes chickenfoot. vh’s new record will be epic with evh media
draw!

cant we all just get along…jeez!

While I haven’t agreed with a lot of the things he’s done lately, it seems like he’s got a pretty legit case. I don’t know all the ins and outs of copyright law, but it would be akin to splattering paint on a canvas (ala Jackson Pollack) and then saying “hey, look what I did!” Now, as to who manufactures the canvas and if all canvas look the same, that’s a different story. I don’t think you can copyright the “canvas sneaker” design anymore than you could copyright “leather tennis shoe” designs.

What a desperate douchebag. He needs to do this for what reason? His act has become tired and lame, just like his band. Newsflash: It is not 1979 anymore and you are not that good anyway, get over yourself asshole!!!!

I LOVE listening to the Sammy and MIke Lovers CRY!!!!!! Get over it, they are NO LONGER IN Van Halen!!!

Mike left VH to be with Sam! Go listen to the debut album that only sold 52,000 copies by the supposedly SUPERGROUP that can only dream of being Van Halen!!

Nike saw that Ed’s shoe’s are FLYING off the shelves and Just like Mike Anthony, had to STEAL something Ed created to make a BUCK!!!

seriously why.
everyones pretty much tried all colours together by now, nike was bound to try these.
but eddies case is pretty decent i guess.
but asking for the destruction of all the shoes.
get bent.

some of you dont know, but he has a converse shoe line with those stripes on it. they are exactly like the nike one. they owe him something i reckon

Van Hasbeen.

Just when I think my opinion of EVH can’t get any lower…it does. A dildo who’s good at guitar is still a dildo.

Lmfao. Eddie is one of my fav guitarists but seriously destroying all the shoes. I would buy those shoes. I hope he loses so i can.

Eddie Van Halen sucks, but those sneakers are ugly as hell. Wouldnt be so bad if they were destroyed

So who does EVH most resemble these days, Turd Sandwhich or Giant Douche? Those sseem to be the only choices.
Jesus man, write and record some new music and go back on the road-alll this bullshit is embarrassing.

Hey Eddie, maybe if you practiced more and wrote some decent songs people would buy your albums again and you wouldn’t have to stoop to such lows just to make a buck!

What a baby.

When Bob Bogle dies, we remember him as one of the most inspiring and influencial guitarists of all time.

When Edward Van Halen dies, we will remember him as a selfish pompous idiot who was good at guitar 30 years ago.

Eddie’s a typical “dry drunk” (google it).

The only way this would make any sense would be if the world really did revolve around Eddie Van Halen. Or maybe if Eddie had started a sneaker line and used that design on the soles. Neither of those things are the case, obviously.

He didn’t invent the idea of paint streaks in red, black and blue. As a matter of fact, maybe Jackson Pollock should sue him from the grave. If he was anything like Eddie Van Halen, I’m sure he would.

Sorry, my first rant there ended up out of order from editing and doesn’t really make sense. He does have a sneaker line, but no, it’s not a unique enough design to warrant a lawsuit, nor is it even an original style.

He should sue the White Stripes then.

Rolling Stone. You’re next!

eddy van retard

Honestly, stop a think.
Its not just the colors. its the lines and the colors. When i look at the Nike Shoes i think of Van Halen. That what he trade marked.

As for all you that said its not 1979 anymore and eddie can’t play.
Have no ear, dont respect your musical peers, and probably drink more than eddie ever did.

Grow up and go buy a chickenfoot album!!!! Fucking Douche Bags

Eddie is being ripped off it`s obvious when you see those shoes it screams van halen. and the white stripes have nothing on van halen they have may have the same color scheme but they don`t have the stripes and eddie came 20 years before them.

Eddie is really a jerk. What a big wimp he is!!

I guess he needs the money???

Great great great guitarist…rotten person!

Retire Eddie.

What’s even more sad than Eddie feeling the need to sue Nike, is all the talentless douchebags on this site talking shit.

It’s obvious Nike’s design is very similar to Eddie’s.
Hey “Regal”, have you ever seen a Jackson Pollock painting? They look nothing like Eddie’s design.

The other comments about the White Stripes, and the Bulls, and the Nazis! wtf. like this has anything to do w/the red, white, and black color combination. It’s the design. Not the color combo.

Eddie’s guitar playing was stellar up through 98/99. The last ten years have gone downhill – probably due to all the years of alcohol/drug abuse, fighting cancer – but how many other musicians were completely revolutionary when they came out, and then managed to continue their innovations and stay at the top of their game for 20+ years? 11 studio albums.

Maybe the music wasn’t as good as during the original line-up, but the guitar playing was always amazing.

Go contribute something to society, and stop talking shit.

Actually, eddie should be destroyed.

Hey Eddie Van Halen you pathetic piece of work, -you had it all, you fuckin moron, but evidently it wasn’t enough, so you got all drugged up, and lost everything, should we now all feel sorry for you asshole. What a pathetic lawsuit, so the colors and designs look similar so what?
you think you are going to go up against NIKE, I don’t think so! “Mr. lead guitar has been,” you probably couldn’t even handle the legal fees deadbeat, – I’ll see you at the Shelter next Thanksgiving standing in line for a hot turkey meal.
Now your ex wife Valerie is looking hot!!!…I’m single can I date her!? oh, that’s right, who the hell needs your permission “Mr. Hasbeen” Peace Out y’all, now Eddie, if you’re reading this, get the fuck out of here now!

It does look similar… But it looks more like he’s worried about it causing some confusion in the marketplace with his own shoe line. Normally I would laugh this off but from a business standpoint I guess I can’t blame him.

Check out the EVH shoe. It is knock off of a Converse Chuck Taylor All Star!

I guess no one here has ever tried to sell their artwork, or had their own work ripped off.

Eddie has every right to sue Nike here.
The stripes look very similar, and it instantly associates the shoe with Van Halen’s image whether they say they intended it or not. In the business world this warrants royalty.
Especially when you consider the fact that Nike is a multibillion dollar multinational childlabor exploiting commercial whore of a conglomerate who absolutely don’t deserve to be ripping any more people off.
Their fucking shoes cost like 5 dollars to make, they sell them for $150 to you clueless numbnuts, and you’re defending them because Van Halen had a drug problem after revolutionalizing rock guitar?

Eat shit and die, please.

what an ego.
no one gives a shit about your ugly ass splattered guitar.

He’s “not that good anyway”? Lolz. I hope you’re better then, buddy

wow, there’s a lot of angry postings and cheap shots … pathetic

Eddie keeps making RS top douche-bag list. He can’t help himself. Last week it was the guitar game; this week its shoes. And, really, anyone who would wear EVH shoes is a douche too.

I don’t disagree with any of the personal attacks of Eddie. He is a real piece of shit – this from a longtime VH fan. He’s a pathetic little self-absorbed cry-baby.

Now, with that said, I think the shoe is a ripoff of his signature design and he is rightful in this suit.

Ed has become SUCH a dick.

1. Nike ripped off the pattern. Fact
2. EVH has it registered so he gets to say how and when it us used. Fact.
3. Many shoes have a simlar shape due to the acute nature of their use. So have a shoe that is a similar shape is not a copyright infringement. Fact.
4. RS story is not exactly credible given the amount of opinion contained within in. Fact.

If you douchebags had anything of value you’d be screaming like idiots if someone used it without permission or compensation.

Wow, I really hope Converse sues EVH…knock-off doesn’t even explain the look of EVH’s shoes. They’d be better described as an exact copy. They even have the tag on the heel of the sole. I’d love to see the bottom to know whether he stole the traditional Converse diamond pattern too. I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case. This guy has a LOT of nerve filing a lawsuit when he has possible trademark/copyright violation issues himself.

He’s always been a jerk, and always will be a jerk. Face it Eddie, your career is and has been over for years!

To quote Joe Dirt: “I like Van Halen, not Van Hagar!” No one’s cared about EVH or his band since 1985.

this dudes attitude is as stale as his his music. JUST GO AWAY!

HA! I haven’t seen such a blatant =VH= ripoff since (pick one):
Bon Jovi
Dokken
Poison
Whitesna ke
Motley Crue
Quiet Riot
Steve Vai
Ratt
Extreme
Warrant
S kid Row

Maybe he could just seek monetary retribution. I think it sends the wrong message when our environment is in such dire straits to seek the destruction of all the shoes made so far. only a guy that rich and out of touch with reality would demand something like that. oR maybe discontinue the line and give the sneakers produced so far to charity?

getthedoggie, brother:
these might, in fact, be cheap shots; but they’re not angry or pathetic. they’re fun and cathartic. besides, Ed really does have the personality of mayonaisse.

you’re probably right ALGOMAJOKER … next thing we’re going to hear is Eddie is firing Wolfie for resembling Valerie too much. I wonder what Gary Cherone’s doing … Eddie’s laundry?

Maybe Massengill should sue him for being a douchebag

If only I could clone myself, then I could get rid of Wolfie, Alex, and that balding singer we got this week. I could also fire my lawyer and be my own when I’m in court with Nike. Better yet, if people would still buy my albums, I could buy Nike, fire everyone and then run the whole place myself. Better still, I will create a black, red, and white plague to wipe out the planet earth, then clone myself 100 Billion times over and rename earth Van Halen. HA HA HA. That’s It!!!

The biggest douchebag in Rock’n'Roll.

All you no bodies calling Eddie a this and that.Take a look in the mirror and ask yourself what have you done that will be remembered for and you all will have the same answer .. NOTHING . Eddie dispite what some of you think will be remember for changing the face of guitar next to hendrix stands eddie. so what have you all done ????

what really sucks about this board is it seems one loser with too much time on there hands is posting the same crap over and over using different names which just kills it..anyway eddie created those red white and black stripes and nike is going to have to pay up..

Eddie is 100% correct here. ANYONE who looks at that design thinks of Van Halen. Its a complete ripoff and he has every right in the world to sue here.

Fuckin’ douche

I just got out of prison 3 months ago, I used to like Van Halen, but in the Pen, they never play this music.
I don’t like this guy Eddie, but I do like his ex-wife Valerie, and would like to take her out. I’m much better looking than Eddie, and have a lot going for me now. Can anyone out there arrange a date for me, with the ex Mrs eddie Van Halen, please leave a message here, thank you, Vinny

wh needs Eddie Van Haln, my favorite group is The Jeff Healy Band & Counting Crows, these 2 groups ROCK!!!!!

Seriously. Why the hell would Nike try to pander to Van Halen’s 40+ year old, beer-bellied, balding-but-still-wearing-a-po nytail crowd?

Not exactly a cutting-edge demographic. More like a bunch of dudes living in the past.

Eddie thinks a little too highly of himself…

Oh please give me a break!! A bunch of tape and string wrapped around a strat then painted. Whopp de doo!
Get a DNA check! If your so concerned about your guitar being copied lets take a long look at your music history and see about some of the songs you’ve copied and ruined? RR

I think it’s 50-50. It does look a little like Van Halen’s design, but good gosh, where does it end? So does Eddie own the rights to the colors black, red and white now? It seems a little silly, really. Doesn’t Eddie have enough cash already? I know he does. I gave him $125 for my (great) Van Halen ticket in 2008. Great show – Dave never sounded better – but Eddie seems pretty bitter right now.

That’s ironic, because my favorite 2 bands are The Residents and The Plasmatics!! Go sit on your mammy’s face, goober stock rump ranger!

Ed is correct here. I’m a lawyer and I’m telling you he will win here. Total ripoff. He OWNS the right to that design. It is almost a complete replica.

The design on the bottom of that Nike shoe is an exact replica of his guitar and even that greatest hits they released with the same pattern and stripes. I would sue. EVH however is a dickhead, no doubt. But he DOES have a legitimate gripe here. Dissing Michael Anthony by not putting him on Guitar Hero was as low as one can go, but this lawsuit is legit. Hate to admit it since he’s a jerk off, but that Nike shoe is a ripoff 100%.

Huh, what a joke. How can he say that is a blatant copy. Now the Dell computer from a couple years ago, that was copying the guitar, this is so vague; I don’t think he has a case.

Berel, Eddie created the stripes, uhh no! Any artist, graphic designer, and any kid with crayons should be sued by him if tha was the case!!

Vinny, did u like taking it in the ass, Eddie will find you and set you up.

It seems that the idea that Eddie can be a jerk sometimes is clouding some of your judgment. This is absolutely a ripoff and EVH should and probably will win this lawsuit.
also, i heard from an “insider” that the decision to not have Hagar or Anthony in guitar hero was a decision made by activision and VH’s management, so they could release ANOTHER guitar hero featuring VH-hagar era in the future. i highly doubt everything that has gone wrong in the wild history of Van Halen is Ed’s fault.

Obvious ripoff. Ed’s a$$holishness aside, Nike needs to get spanked.

I’m guessing you were going for ADORNED, as ADORED doesn’t make any sense in the sentence: “At the heart of the conflict is the fact that just last month, Eddie Van Halen released his own footwear line, EVH Shoes, adored with his Frankenstrat stripes.”

Please fix.

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I heard the real story is that Wolfgang painted his Dad’s guitar for 3rd Grade art class as a XMAS gift. Wolfie should sue his Dad for the rights to the design!

I guess EVH heard the new Chickenfoot album and decided to sue anybody he could for no apparent reason. LOL

Piss off i own the logo

Piss off i own the logo

He is a pathetic individual. Although there is a similarity between his striped pattern and the x-patterns on the Nike shoes, how much can one copyright and control? Can Coke control anything red with an oval? They’re shoes, not guitars, for pete’s sake. And let’s not get into the style infringement of his own line of shoes on Converses Chucks…

I hope things go well for Eddie.

NIKE has many designers and a LOT of shoes. This one probably slipped past the filters. Safe bet they regret launching it. As for Eddie, he likely doesn’t a lot to do with this. His people are likely driving the whole thing. Patent/trademark infringement cases are as common as the flu.

I believe he does have some sort of deal with converse. Sorry kids, but that design is his and this is a ripoff. Ed’s gonna win this one.

Yes ALL of you have the facts of this case to make a decision. You guys are legal morons…yep the shoe looks like Eddie’s and he has a patent. Hilarious, you guys are about as educated in Patent Lawsuits as the OJ jurors looking at DNA evidence. Freaking clowns.

For a shoe that has done “irreparable harm and damage”, can anyone find this shoe on sale over the Internet?

Eddie-Are you going to sue your ex-
Val.B. for looking like you?
Obviously you have too much time on your hands.Get a job,or a hobby.

Seriously….. Is this hoax? Where is this shoe for sale? Can anyone even find a link to it besides this article?

Doesn’t Nike own Converse? Interesting…

This story is great and very credible against Nike. I’m a huge consumer of both Van Halen and Nike. Even more important unlike many of the responses here, When I first saw the shoe in person and picked it up…my immediate reaction was Ed, Van Halen and of course the guitars! My common sense also told me that the chance of the Van Halen Brand and Nike would never do anything without telling the consumers about it. There is absolutely no doubt the design and color scheme of the shoe is much too close to the Van halen design to not question it. Ownership and pride still means something to some people. I look forward to the outcome and I’m with Ed on this on all the way.

You guys are idiots.. if you were in his position you’ll do the same thing. The thing about him suing the White Stripes, the Bulls, or Nazis is not funny and plain out dumb… Why don’t you guys just say “Oh Eddie why don’t you just sue the crayola company for having a black crayon, a red crayon, and a white crayon”. By the way if anyone sides with David Lee Roth over Eddie should be shot. Roth destroyed the band and every one knows it. His guitar is Frankenstrat not Frankenstein idiot. And again it’s NOT JUST THE COLORS. The background is red with the black and white lines over lapping exactly like his design.

To Mr. Edward Van Halen, Plaintiff, -please allow me to lend my expertise to this urgent civil matter, and represent you in a court of law, over copywright infingement, emotional stress, loss of royalties, defamation of character, and tampering by Nike with your “Intellectual Property”
Briefly put, I am the finest legal mind in the business, as it relates to the aforementioned charges. I am filing my proposal here in public, to give the defendant (Nike of North America) time to prepare their case, and the strong possibility of facing me as your counsel in a court of law.
I shall await your reply in the next 48 hours, and have also notified your representatives via overnite Fedex Mail.

Respectfully yours,

Sir LB, Esquire

To Mr. Edward Van Halen, Plaintiff, -please allow me to lend my expertise to this urgent civil matter, and represent you in a court of law, over copywright infingement, emotional stress, loss of royalties, defamation of character, and tampering by Nike with your “Intellectual Property”
Briefly put, I am the finest legal mind in the business, as it relates to the aforementioned charges. I am filing my proposal here in public, to give the defendant (Nike of North America) time to prepare their case, and the strong possibility of facing me as your counsel in a court of law.
I shall await your reply in the next 48 hours, and have also notified your representatives via overnite Fedex Mail.

Respectfully yours,

Sir LB, Esquire

Bartholomew, Rubin & Wharton LLC
Wilmington, Delaware

I don’t think there’s a debate over who’s design this is… but does it really exist is the question… google it, ebay it, go to the nike store… to whomever just said they bought the shoe share the light… then we have a good discussion…

To Not Convinced and Rolling Stone 2 Liberal, You two are the type of people who have nothing to say because you don’t know of what you’r saying!! The damn shoes are in every Major athletic shoe store as we speak….You guy’s almost act as if Nike doesn’t exist! Liberal…Eddies hand put together guitar was named “Frankenstien”, not Frankenstrat..Thats the problem! You believe it called frankenstrat but millions who have followed Ed knnow’s its called Frankenstein…….with no visible reference to the monster itself..just a name. Both of you need to open your eyes the shoes say van halen to most who are familiar…again you’d have to be afollower of both Ed and his band for this to be of knowledge to you. Know matter what happens the shoes look like they have something to do with a design and color scheme, Van Halen made famous. By the way I think the shoe looks awsome like most of the other Nikes sold. I can say that because I am a regular consumer of Nike products. Speak from knowledge and lose the ignorance.

His guitar is officially called Frankenstrat look it up. Your arguement is not at all logical. I am a big fan of Van Halen, I believe that it IS Eddie’s design and I do not know why you are talking back at me… it actually sounds like we agree on this Milton that Eddie should sue Nike but if not that’s because your arguement straight up sucks.

The design is similar but certainly not identical. And Eddie’s guitar merely looks like a taped-up red guitar, there’s nothing “special” or “unique” about the design. What is he going to do, sue every five-year-old who gets a piece of red construction paper and splatters black and white paint all over it? Cause he really might as well do that. It seems that celebrities nowadays are really getting in WAY over their heads. Now Katy Perry is suing an Australian fashion designer named Katie Perry (notice the spelling difference?) because she’s operating her business under that name. Never mind the fact that first, it’s not spelled the same way, second, it’s the name the designer was born with, the singer only uses it as a stage name and third, you can’t copyright or trademark a name. As long the designer is not using Katy Perry’s image to promote her company without her permission, it shouldn’t even be an issue. Both EVH and the Girl Kisser need to get their heads checked, people in this country are way too happy to file a lawsuit for every insignificant little thing.

Here we go again…So you go online and Wikipedia tells you about a Frankenstrat..so you’re sticking with that…well what about the two decades or more Ed’s telling us all his beat up creation was originally named Frankenstein…..? Listen man it doesn’t matter what search engine you rely on when the guitar was recreated in 2007 for $25,000 a guitar..Frankenstein was the name of the guitar…the other term saying strat instead of stein came after..IT’S NOT THE ORIGINAL NAME IT WAS GIVEN!! GET SOME REAL LIFE INFO, NOT WHAT GOOGLE AND WIKIPEDIA FEEDS YOU….AS FAR AS THE SHOES…THE SHOES ARE A DIRECT REPLICA OF A DESIGN AND COLOR SCHEME MADE POPULAR AND APPARENTLY COPYWRITTENN for Ed, so quit hating on the facts. Nike and you are so alike bullies who lie about lies…I’m done with this crap!

Milton you have some major issues… you JUST admitted it is presently called Frakenstrat and your the ignorant person for judging others without judging yourself first. Your also an IDIOT because you seem not to understand that I am AGREEING with Eddie on this one not NIKE. Learn how to read, and stop losing your temper on stupid crap that you misread about.

This is not about me losing anything. You’re the one losing your mind because I stated facts and nothing but…..THE FREAKIN GUITAR HAS A STRAT STYLED BODY ON IT! STRAT..AN ORIGINAL BODY STYLE MADE FAMOUS BY FENDER. I NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THE GUITAR BEING PRESENTLY CALLED FRANKESTRAT, I SAID THAT TERM WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL NAME FOR THE GUITAR IN QUESTION. WHETHER YOU OR ANYBODY ELSE CHOOSES TO BELIEVE IT’S PRESENT NAME IS FRANKENSTRAT IS YOUR OWN STUPID PROBLEM, BUT THE GUITAR WAS, STILL IS, AND ALWAY’S WILL BE FRANKENSTEIN. THE WEBSITE ED HAD THEM ON IS STILL UP FROM 2007. THE GUITAR RETAILED FOR $25K. YOU’RE JUST A WANNABE WISE AZZ WHO BELIEVES EVERYTHING ON WIKIPEDIA AND GOOGLE ANYWAY.
THE SHOES ARE STILL A RIP AND I HOPE ED WINS HIS CASE, AND I REST MINE ON YOUR MINDLESS STUPIDITY!!

hahah Milton it goes by both names, and your a ignorant prick for saying I believe everything I believe on Wikipedia or Google. You obviously sound like someone that doesn’t know how to use the computer well because every one uses the search engine. Plus I am not the one to believe everything that Wikipedia says, Wikipedia is NOT for morons like you because they believe everything on there. There is a thing called citations on each page too maybe you know what that is and they take you to reliable sites. And Milton… I’m pretty sure your losing your temper over nothing and exchanging insults for no reason. (Look out guys, Milton is a badass on Rolling Stone’s message board and he means business)

Absolute rip off. Friend and I pitched almost identical EVH inspired design to Converse in the late 80’s and they told us “no way it would clear legal” but everyone loved the look, as we were all rockers then and knew what the red/white/black “taped” look meant.

I’m not a lawyer (thank God) but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night. Ed didn’t say he owns the colors-he owns the design. He worked for all he’s got. The design was his. Nike is using it without his consent. He deserves to get paid. If it was your design you’d want to get paid too.
Guess Nike can’t make enough of of Tiger Woods. He has his own line now. Go get ‘em, Ed.

You can find copies of Converse- Chuck Taylor’s at Payless. I saw them last week. It’ a generic shoe. Same with the Strat Body.
He probably didn’t have to pay to use the “Frankenstein” name because the book is public domain (over 95 years old). And it is Frankenstein, not Frankenstrat. Go to ehvgear.com if you must, and see for yourself.

Thank you The Real Eddie VH, you couldn’t say it much better, I knew it was Frankenstein but I went along calling it Frankenstrat to get Milton angry. You didn’t throw insults at me and make false claims towards me… like Milton said I was against Eddie on this (which I’m not) or I only rely on Google or Wikipedia. Also people here thinks it is just the colors of the shoes and it’s not.

OH…LIKE BOO-FUCKING-HOO! Who gives a shit about little Eddie’s silly guitar paint scheme? I mean it was cool way back when CHIPS was a new television show in 1978. Eddie needs to act his fucking age! Real men don’t live in the past for years at a time. I am so glad that Sammy Hagar got the hell out of Eddie’s band. Mas Tequila!

Can’t we all just get along lol!
Liberal, I did misunderstand your original reply about the shoes, yet somehow things just got crazy concerning the guitar! I can admit to my own mistake. I ran away with a few words without actually reading them all,I’m guilty as charged!! Also, my opinion concerning the shoes has changed more so towards Nike. I will still admit when you actually look at the shoe in person, The Van Halen brand immediately comes to mind. Trying to prove blatant infringement will be a tough task for Ed and his lawyers. Similarity yes, inspired by maybe, stolen from Not! Good luck to all involved! Ed may need to fire his people and get you, he may even win, take care.

Well, Captain. It if is the difference between you getting paid and recognized for your creation you’d be the first one in line. And BTW, you being such a big Sammy fan. He sold 80% of his Tequila business and pocketed a cool 80 mil. Satriani sued coldplay for stealing his “If I could Fly”. Eddie isn’t the only one looking to protect his interests and make a buck.

Hahah thanks Milton, I’m sorry too. I also agree that when you look at the shoes it’s Van Halen that comes to mind. To The Real Eddie VH hahah I still cant believe Coldplay did that

All of the people ridiculing Eddie should realize that this happens every day. It is a fundamental principle of trademark law that you can’t just enforce your rights once in a while; if you don’t vigilantly protect your trademark at all times, you can lose it. Eddie’s design was obviously original enough for the USPTO to grant him the mark in the first place, so there’s nothing wrong with him protecting his rights. He has plenty of money to pay his lawyers and Nike has plenty of money to pay theirs, so what’s the big deal?

who cares. EVH is rich as hell. its just shoes.

Eddie has ruined my once fav band by being a complete arse but he’s completely right on this. Its the pattern and colours you need to look at and they are identical. I found this page by chance when i was looking to buy a pair of his EVH hightops (red, of course to match my guitar… i havent actually bought the guitar yet but one day it WILL be mine) and i thought he had brought out a new pair, such was the immediate recognition of the pattern and colours (should have read the subject header first). For what it’s worth, Ed, I wouldnt buy these even if i thought they were EVH’s, they’re crap!! I’m going to the official site to buy a real pair imminently.

What a joke .. get a life l’il Eddie.

Boo hoo, Eddie. Stop living in the past. What a whiner. You are a has been. Go play in your sandbox with you ridiculous looking guitars, which keep devaluing everyday. Nike and Converse are going to run you back to the Netherlands after they hand you your ass in Court, broke as a welfare recipient at month’s end.

thats messed up wat nike did

thats messed up wat nike did

So, assuming Nike stole the design, who is their target group? All them countless legions of 40+ Van Halen fans out there?
Is Nike assuming they’ll wear these to them countless future every-one-a-classic VH concerts?

Their colors and the name “Dunk Lows” makes me think Chicago Bulls.

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Wowee…
I have been a fan of EVH since 1978 and the guitar player in my band and I built our own guitars in the early 80s. Mine has a BCRich Eagle body made by Mighty Mite and has one humbucker. I am waiting to be sued by Ed now as he surely has the market on do it yourself guitars covered as well.
I am going to paint everything I own red, white and black just to draw attention to myself. Maybe the greedy bastid will if I painted a school bus in that scheme and drove it cross country.

If you can’t tell I am not on Ed’s side concerning his law suit. I liken him to the record companies that went after Napster. Did they really lose any revenue because of file sharing or gain customers wanting the original cds? Likewise, how are those shoes causing “irreparable harm and damage” to his design? Has he gone totally corporate while losing his mind ala Howard Hughes and Michael Jackson?

The red and black stripes don’t mean shit unless people know what they are referencing – in this case they reference his ‘patented’ paint scheme on his most famous guitar.

To all the knobs who think Ed doesn’t have reason to sue, well, invent something that other ‘corporations’ want to copy for profit.

Anyone could have painted their guitar or shoes in this scheme and copyrighted it… but they didn’t. He did.

If its design is ‘value-less’, then why is Nike copying it? Would they copy it if it was designed by Todd Plurd in Nebraska???

Never heard of him? Thought so.

He did the paperwork – it is that simple.

the people slagging Ed about getting a life, what a joke, they are only shoes etc. know nothing about business. You have to protect your interests in business. You may not understand this as your business is most likely night shift cashier at 7-eleven. Copyright is just that, your territory. If Nike walked onto your property (rental most likely) and claimed stake would you defend? I hope so.

Wow Eddie van halen made this design..If it wasn’t for him..Nike wouldnt’ve made this design on this shoes..and when nike says that they didnt “copy” any part of eddie’s Frankenstrat design well that makes them sound like a bunch of dumbass.

I understand what Eddie is saying but he had no pattent with nike. So he will never win this case. They most likely will draw up a settlement so he will let it go. Eddie is in my top 3 guitarists. It looks similar but not exact. Not close enough to win this case.

Good for Eddie. No one these days appreciates origional design. Whether or not Eddie made that design in ten minutes or month, it’s his to use at his discretion. Business is business and Eddie did it right by copyrighting the pattern. But Eddie did more than design the pattern, over the decades he marketed it with all his stage performances and everything else. It’s his investment. Nike deserves to pay him big for a dumb move. I hope he wins and I hope he gets paid big. Nike isn’t bigger than copyright laws.

You guys are the ones who needs to get a life, EVH is not here sitting at a stupid pc gaining weight, he is a legend, older and better than those stupid average guitar players of these days, like slash? who is that weirdo?

People here knows nothing about music, If he wants to sue Nike for that, so be it.

How come microsoft can sue google for a color issue? but EVH could not?

Now Bill gates needs to get a life?

What a bunch of ignorants and boring dumbasses

I look at those shoes and automatically think of EVH. He has a case.

Eddie is the greatest guitar player alive , and by all accounts , a real A-hole . I hope some Indian tribe sues him for wearing a Mohawk haircut , a few years back … He already has more money than he’ll ever be able to spend … I thought imitation = flattery ? Put the cork back in , shut up & play Edward .

If you look at “intent” by Nike, then EVH definitely has a case. The most telling characteristic of the shoe is the RED background with crossing black and white stripes..some are large and some thin(just as his trademark logo) Why wouldnt Nike designers have said..”lets use a white background or black background so we dont infringe on his design???” They want people to think van halen without outright saying it! The “intent of Nike” is obvious and they could have changed the design! END OF STORY

Yea….I saw a kid with those on and I asked where the heck he found eddie van halen shoes. EVh has a case.

He should be sued for ripping off the Converse style for his shoes, they look exactly like Converse, and you think of Converse All Stars when you see them even if they have “his” colors on them. Who’s ripping off who???

guys thanks but im sueing

Nike definitely stole the design.

And on a completely unrelated note, Eddie seems to be kind of a jerk who can’t seem to make it work with any band.

Nike owens converse did you know that?

All I gotta say is Gary Cherone!!

I love how everyone is just yelling about eddie van hallens a douche and all this shit because he did some drugs some achool abuse all that shit but how many people on this board can say that they don’t know one person that drinks or dose drugs and the thing with the design he has a total legit case i mean i was looking up eddie van hallen stuff and i get these shoes that are ugly as fuck on my scrren that look like a van hallen design so i started reading and its some effing nikes??? so im just saying from anyone just now looking at these shoes and anyone that knows van hallens frankenstrat than u should know that is his design and the converse thing…. if u wana go in that direction “converse [nike] should sue van hallen for coppyright of shoe design”
1. shoes are to similar in alot of designs cus of useage someone said that at the top
2. go to rue 21 they have there own shoes that have everything like cnverses
3. and three they have his design that he made on them when u look at them and these nikes they look alot alike with the random stripes and red background
so all those people going off on EVH piss off and find another topic to flame u sperm dumpsters

The shoes look like Ed’s design and should be removed. that said why are making shoes instead of music. Get Up and go to work

These lawsuits are often driven by talent’s lawyers and management. The design is intellectual property, and another form of potential revenue to EVH’s corporation. There won’t be any inventory destroyed; it’s just threatening language used as a bargaining point. The lawsuit will be quietly dropped after a royalty arrangement is created.

Next up…Wolfie sues Pizza Hut, KFC and Mickey D’s for his corpulent physique.

You’re GREAT Eddie make sure you are well enough before you start work again. Screw all you Haters.

Is anybody even buying Nike’s shoes? On the fact alone that they’re not associated with Eddie, I for one, wouldn’t purchase them. And Yes, it IS Ediie’s original design and YES, he is entitled to make a stink about it, because he has no one left to play with, lol

While I have to agree that EVH is a total fuckup now (I’m a long-time fan and saw their debut performance in Toronto in 78′ for the VH1 Tour), when I look at those Nike shoes, his guitar comes to mind immediately. I’m pretty sure that if he wasn’t suing, I’d wonder if they were a line shoes that he had helped put out.

It’s a cut and dry case. Nike ripped of the design. Perhaps not so much the color scheme – as no one can do that – but the design is Eddie’s and no one can argue that fact.

While Ed should be flattered and enjoy the tribute, he has become very business-savvy. We know the intent of Nike, so I see Ed’s point. But the Chicago Blackhawks have the same colors, and also have stripes…can they sue Ed or Nike? Edward-stick to what you do best, please.

WTF Eddie are you going to sue me and 15,000 other american kids out coloring there shoes and guitars?
Take yourself back to the day you made this guitar and tell me if you would be pissed off if I were to sue you, for stealing the design for your guitar that myself and 20 other of my high school friends used to put on thier shoes in class when we were bored with those huge stupid multi colored pens?
Way before you come up with your so called “trade mark colors and design” Hmm maybe I should talk to an attorney? oh wait Im not a dick like you.

This is not about colors, its about selling shoes that remind of a legendary guitar player, the target market for these shoes are probably people who like rock and roll and chances are theyre gonna buy this just because of the painting, thereforee you ARE using eddi van hales image for profit

…and Vans makes shoes that look like Chucks and Airwalk makes shoes that look like Chuck’s…
So? It’s a hundred year old design.
Even Randy Rhoades looked up to Van Halen. Haters are just talking to hear themselves.