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Adidas loses court battle with fashion designer Thom Browne over three-stripes design
- Adidas lost a court battle for £6.4 million in damages against a fashion designer
- Thom Browne was accused of using designs similar to the Adidas brand logo
- The jury found that customers were unlikely to mistake the designs for Adidas.
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Adidas has lost a court battle with a fashion designer it was trying to stop from wearing a four-stripe design.
The sportswear giant wanted more than £6.4m in damages from Thom Browne, arguing that his designs were too similar to his trademark three stripes.
But yesterday, a jury in New York sided with Browne, ruling that there was no infringement of the iconic Adidas trademark.
The jury found that there was a low probability that customers would be confused between Adidas products and Mr. Browne’s high-end sportswear, which features four parallel stripes.
The sportswear giant wanted more than £6.4m in damages from Thom Browne (pictured), arguing that his designs were too similar to his trademark three stripes.
The designer argued that the number of stripes was different and that stripes are common in clothing.
The German brand sued Mr. Browne in June 2021, alleging that his ‘Four-Bar Signature’, along with other products featuring parallel stripes on sportswear, infringed on its own well-known trademark.
Adidas said: “We are disappointed with the verdict and will continue to vigilantly enforce our intellectual property, including making any appropriate appeals.”