In July 2018, Roger Federer did the seemingly unthinkable and walked away from his 24-year partnership with Nike. After his longtime contract expired, the 20-time Grand Slam winner joined Japanese-based attire firm Uniqlo, however there was one wrinkle within the transition: Federer’s signature “RF” brand belonged to the Swoosh. Nike created the symbol in 2010 and thus owned the rights to the brand, however Federer endured, and now his efforts have paid off.
Twitter fan accounts noticed official filings from the United States Patent and Trademark Workplace which present that the RF brand now belongs to Tenro AG, a Swiss-based firm based by Federer in 2007.
The method of achieving the brand has been prolonged, with Federer first mentioning he needed the brand simply months after signing with Uniqlo in 2018. “The RF brand is with Nike in the intervening time, however it can come to me sooner or later,” he stated on the time. “I hope quite ahead of later that Nike may be good and useful within the course of to convey it over to me. It is also one thing that was essential for me, for the followers actually.”
Final August, stories surfaced that Federer was getting nearer to buying the rights, indicating it might occur round February or March of this yr. The tennis legend has now made good on his promise, though it stays unclear of how precisely the brand will likely be used shifting ahead.
