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

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

A German federal court recently decided that Birkenstocks cannot be considered art, since they are just comfortable, popular ...

A German judge is putting his foot down, saying while Birkenstock's sandals might be popular, they're not art.

A German court ruling has found that the famous Birkenstock shoe does not meet the legal definition of "applied art," ending ...

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

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In a lawsuit, Birkenstock aimed to combat knockoffs, but the court determined the German footwear does not meet the ...

On Thursday, the federal court of justice in Karlsruhe, Germany, ruled that Birkenstocks were not “copyrighted works of ...

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