The ruling comes after years of legal battles surrounding cheaper knock-offs, which the company argues are a violation of copyright law ...

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

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

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 ...

Birkenstock sandals are ubiquitous in summer. But can the well-known footwear be considered art? That’s the question ...

They may be the trendy footwear of choice for Hollywood A-listers and pop stars, but Birkenstock sandals are not works of art ...

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

Birkenstock is headquartered in western Germany. It filed a lawsuit against three competitors who sold sandal models that were very similar to its own.

Can Birkenstock sandals be ‘work of art’? German court says no - The shoe manufacturer claimed its sandals ‘are copyright-protected works of applied art’ ...

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