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

Birkenstocks: They are ubiquitous in summer, comfy and very German. Sometimes they look chic and sometimes shabby. But can ...

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

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

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

Birkenstock sandals, which have evolved from a symbol of counterculture to a trendy fashion item, do not qualify as art and ...

Celebrities have long embraced Birkenstock sandals, with stars like Katie Holmes, Gigi Hadid, and Reese Witherspoon often ...

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

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

But can these sandals be considered art? That’s the question Germany’s Federal Court of Justice wrestled with Thursday, and it ruled they’re just comfy footwear. Birkenstock, which is ...

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 ...

The company claimed that their shoes can be classified as art and therefore are protected by copyright laws. Birkenstock first released the Original Birkenstock-Footbed Sandal in 1963, featuring a ...