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There's yet another winkle in the legal showdown between Nike and StockX after new court filings from August were unsealed and shared to social media Friday.

According to @SneakerLegal on X, the August filing states that Nike is asking the court to rule two of its claims -- willful counterfeiting and false advertising -- in the sportswear behemoth's favor prior to the start of the trial. The request stems from the trial's discovery phase in which it was revealed that StockX admitted to letting 77 pairs of Nike and/or Jordan Brand footwear pass through its authentication safeguards.

"StockX's argument that Nike merely discovered 77 physical counterfeit pairs (which it liberally construes as a 'handful') does nothing to avoid judgment in Nike's favor on counterfeiting and false advertising and is appalling coming from a platform that promises consumers to shop with 'complete confidence' 'every time' and that 'nothing slips through the cracks," the filing reads.

Nike's motion goes on to mention that discovery shed light on even more counterfeit sales including a "fraud ring" which was able to get away with selling more than 1,800 pairs on StockX before it was thwarted. Nike further elaborates by drawing a connection between StockX and disgraced reseller Michael Malekzadeh (aka Zadeh Kicks), who was charged with operating a multimillion-dollar sneaker Ponzi scheme in 2022. The August filing calls Malekzadeh StockX's "largest buyer"

Later in the document, Nike lawyers argued that the discovery of counterfeits passing through the resale platform amounts to StockX admitting "its authenticators cannot determine if a product is authentic" and that the Detroit-based marketplace was knowingly selling fake footwear.

The rift between the two companies dates back to February 2022, when Nike filed a lawsuit against StockX for the latter's alleged trademark-infringing NFTs. The courtroom proceedings escalated from there, with Nike later adding the counterfeiting-related claims addressed here.

StockX was quick to respond to the Friday social media posts with a public statement, arguing that it has contributed to the fight against counterfeit goods. "Last week, we filed a motion for summary judgment against Nike to fight a deceptive, years-long campaign to diminish the integrity of our marketplace and team," the resale platform wrote. Its full statement appears below.