The shoe manufacturer claimed its sandals “are copyright-protected works of applied art" that may not simply be imitated.

They may be the trendy footwear of choice for Hollywood A-listers and pop stars, but Birkenstock sandals are not works of art ...

The firm wanted to claim protection under copyright law, to stop rivals selling copycat versions of its shoes.

Birkenstock originally accused the retailers of selling 'copycat' models of the label's iconic styles and silhouettes, that ...

Iconic German sandal manufacturer Birkenstock has lost a copyright battle against imitators, with Germany's Federal Court of ...

A German court is putting its foot down. Birkenstocks are not art. Birkenstocks are cool enough for influencers, Hollywood ...

(CNN)– Birkenstocks are not art, they are just shoes. A German court rejected the sandal company’s effort to copyright four ...

A German court has walked all over Birkenstock’s attempt to copyright its iconic sandals in an IP battle fought by Hogan ...

Birkenstock sandals are displayed in Birkenstock store in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Can the sandals be considered art? That's what Germany's Federal Court of Justice had to ...

KARLSRUHE, Germany, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Birkenstock (BIRK.N), opens new tab sandals, which have evolved from a symbol of counterculture to a trendy fashion item, do not qualify as art and are ...

That's what Germany's Federal Court of Justice had to decide on Thursday, and it ruled they're just comfy footwear. Birkenstock, which is headquartered in Linz am Rhein in western Germany and says ...