The Jordan VIII sneaker was released in 1992/93. Tinker Hatfield wanted the Jordans 8 to not feature a Nike sign. He thought the Jordan VIII sneaker was strong enough at this point to hold its own. Tinker brought up to Nike that the Jordan line was strong enough to start eliminating the Nike sign at the Jordan VIII sneaker. After Tinker was done telling his story, Nike pretty much laughed in his face. It took a lot of time, and a lot of convincing to make this happen, but it finally went through. If you look at the Original Air Jordan 8 model you will notice there is no Nike sign.