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Birkenstocks are not considered art by a German court

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Birkenstock has filed a lawsuit against several companies that allegedly produced copycat versions of four popular sandal styles. The court in Germany rejected the company's claim that its sandals are copyright-protected works of applied art, instead ruling that they are practical design items.

  1. DE
    Federal Court of Justice
    1. For the copyright protection of a work of applied art — as for all other types of work — the level of design must not be too low.
  2. DE
    Thomas Koch
    Federal Court of Justice
    1. The claims are unfounded because they [the sandals] are not copyright-protected works of applied art.
  3. DE
    Jochen Gutzy
    Birkenstock
    1. The production costs are extremely low but the sales price is often only just below the original. Counterfeiters make huge profits without taking any major risks because product piracy is not consistently prosecuted in many countries.
    2. This is a setback, but we're not giving up.
    3. We think the ruling is a missed opportunity for the protection of intellectual property in Germany.
    4. Product piracy is a dirty business, with higher profit margins than the arms and drug trade.

sources

  1. 1.BBC
  2. 2.The Times
  3. 3.CNN
  4. 4.Bild

perspectives

  1. 1.Lawsuit
  2. 2.Regulation
  3. 3.Fashion Industry
  4. 4.Copyright

countries

  1. 1.AustraliaAU
  2. 2.SwitzerlandCH
  3. 3.GermanyDE
  4. 4.DenmarkDK
  5. 5.FranceFR
  6. 6.NetherlandsNL

organizations

  1. 1.Birkenstock
  2. 2.Federal Court of JusticeDE
  3. 3.New York Stock Exchange
  4. 4.Academy Awards
  5. 5.Dior
  6. 6.shoecom
  7. 7.Tchibo

persons

  1. 1.Kate Moss
  2. 2.Lina Khan
  3. 3.Margot Robbie
  4. 4.Britney Spears
  5. 5.Heidi Klum
  6. 6.Jochen GutzyDE
  7. 7.Katy PerryUS
  8. 8.Manolo Blahnik
  9. 9.Steve Jobs
  10. 10.Thomas KochDE

technicals

  1. 1.Barbie
Birkenstocks are not considered art by a German court