The sportswear company claims the BLM Global Network Foundation’s yellow-stripe design would be confused with its three-stripe logo
Sneaker giant Adidas AG has asked the US trademark office to reject an application for a Black Lives Matter trademark featuring three parallel stripes, arguing it could mislead the public.Adidas told the office in a Monday filing that Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Inc’s yellow-stripe design would create confusion with its own famous three-stripe mark.
Adidas declined to comment on the filing. Representatives for the Black Lives Matter group did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday. Adidas said in the filing that it has been using its logo since as early as 1952, and that it has acquired “international fame and tremendous public recognition”.
Adidas has taken court action to block a trademark filed by Black Lives Matter for its "Three-Stripe" logo. Per the court filings made on March 27th, Adidas claims the Black Lives Matter stripes are too similar to its own.
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