The European Union’s second highest court ruled that Adidas’s trademark consisting of three parallel stripes was invalid.
FILE PHOTO: Adidas soccer shoes are displayed at soccer shop KAMO in Tokyo, Japan May 17, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
LUXEMBOURG - The European Union’s second highest court ruled on Wednesday that Adidas’s trademark consisting of three parallel stripes was invalid. The General Court of the European Union said it upheld a decision of the European Intellectual Property Office in 2016 to annul a previous decision to accept the mark on the basis that it was devoid of any distinctive character.
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