Wednesday, January 12, 2005

aren't those my stripes?


Abercrombie & Fitch store in Boston, Mass.

Adidas-Salomon AG, the world's second- biggest athletic apparel maker, filed a lawsuit accusing clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch Co. of improperly using the three stripes that are associated with Adidas products.

The German shoemaker began selling sneakers with three stripes along the side more than 50 years ago, and expanded into clothing around 1967. The lawsuit, filed in Portland, Oregon, claims that Abercrombie is selling pants and jackets with three side stripes and is "passing off its goods as those of Adidas." (more)

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