Adidas says Black Lives Matter design violates three-stripe trademark
1 year, 9 months ago

Adidas says Black Lives Matter design violates three-stripe trademark

India Today  

Sneaker giant Adidas AG has asked the US Trademark Office to reject an application for a Black Lives Matter trademark featuring three parallel stripes, arguing it could mislead the public. Adidas told the office in a Monday filing that Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Inc's yellow-stripe design would create confusion with its own famous three-stripe mark. The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is the most prominent entity in the decentralized Black Lives Matter movement, which arose a decade ago to protest police violence against Black people. The Trademark Office gave the Black Lives Matter group until May 6 to answer.

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Adidas withdraws opposition to BLM trademark application
1 year, 9 months ago

Adidas withdraws opposition to BLM trademark application

Associated Press  

Adidas is withdrawing its challenge to a Black Lives Matter trademark application featuring three parallel stripes, two days after it contested the image with the U.S. Adidas submitted a notice of opposition with the office Monday, saying in the filing that it took issue with Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation’s application to trademark the use of three parallel yellow …

Adidas to withdraw trademark complaint against Black Lives Matter
1 year, 9 months ago

Adidas to withdraw trademark complaint against Black Lives Matter

Al Jazeera  

Sportswear company has taken frequent legal action since 2008 to defend its exclusive use of its three-stripe logo. Sportswear maker Adidas has reversed course 48 hours after asking the United States Trademark Office to reject a Black Lives Matter application featuring a design with three parallel stripes. “Adidas will withdraw its opposition to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation’s …

Adidas loses EU court battle over 'three stripe' design
5 years, 6 months ago

Adidas loses EU court battle over 'three stripe' design

The Hindu  

German sportswear giant Adidas on Wednesday lost a legal battle to trademark its “three stripe” motif in the EU, as a court ruled the design was not distinctive enough to deserve protection. The three parallel stripes seen adorning everything from running shoes to sports bags and the sleeves of t-shirts are “an ordinary figurative mark”, the General Court of the …

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