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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Lauren Cochrane

Adidas loses four stripes court battle with designer Thom Browne

Thom Browne outside the southern district courthouse in New York on Monday, the first day of the trial
Thom Browne outside the southern district courthouse in New York on Monday, the first day of the trial. Photograph: Edna Leshowitz/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

Adidas has lost a court case against the designer Thom Browne, after the sportswear company said the use of four stripes in his designs was too close to its trademark three-stripe logo.

A jury in New York on Thursday rejected the accusation. If successful, Adidas had been asking for $867,225 (£711,244) in potential licensing fees and more than $7m to represent the profit Adidas believes Browne made by using the stripes.

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