Nike Inc. (NYSE:NKE) has been given the green light to feature three stripes on some of its trouser designs in Germany following a court ruling.
The ruling marks a significant moment in the ongoing legal battle between the U.S. sportswear giant and its German competitor, Adidas AG (OTC:ADDYY).
The Duesseldorf regional court had previously barred Nike from using two or three stripes on five of its trouser designs after Adidas filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in 2022, according to a report from Reuters.
However, the court partially overturned its earlier decision in a second appeal hearing.
Nike is now permitted to use the stripes on four of the five disputed models, with the restriction remaining for one model, according to the court's statement.
This ruling adjusts the initial verdict, which had favored Adidas entirely. Adidas is known for vigorously defending its iconic three-stripe trademark globally.
Despite this, the German brand chose to withdraw its legal challenge against the Black Lives Matter organization's use of a yellow three-stripe logo last year, fearing that the objection might be interpreted as a stance against the anti-racism movement.
Nike has argued that Adidas' claims on the three-stripe design are overly restrictive. The company maintains that striped decorations do not necessarily denote a specific brand, challenging the breadth of Adidas' trademark protections.
Price Action: NKE shares were trading higher by 0.20% at $91.93 at the last check on Tuesday.
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根據法院的裁決,耐克公司(紐約證券交易所代碼:NKE)已獲准在德國的一些褲子設計上使用三條條紋。
該裁決標誌着這家美國運動服巨頭與其德國競爭對手阿迪達斯股份公司(場外交易代碼:ADDYY)之間正在進行的法律鬥爭中的一個重要時刻。
據路透社報道,在阿迪達斯於2022年提起商標侵權訴訟後,杜塞爾多夫地區法院曾禁止耐克在其五條褲子設計上使用兩條或三條條紋。
但是,法院在第二次上訴聽證會上部分推翻了先前的裁決。
根據法院的聲明,耐克現在被允許在五款有爭議的車型中的四款上使用條紋,對一種型號的限制仍然存在。
該裁決調整了最初的判決,該判決完全有利於阿迪達斯。阿迪達斯以在全球範圍內大力捍衛其標誌性的三條紋商標而聞名。
儘管如此,這家德國品牌還是選擇撤回去年對Black Lives Matter組織使用黃色三條紋徽標的法律質疑,擔心這種反對可能會被解釋爲反對反種族主義運動的立場。
耐克辯稱,阿迪達斯關於三條紋設計的主張過於嚴格。該公司堅持認爲,條紋裝飾不一定代表特定的品牌,這挑戰了阿迪達斯商標保護的廣度。
價格走勢:在週二的最後一次支票中,NKE股價上漲0.20%,至91.93美元。
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