Thom Browne Wins Stripes Trademark Case Against Adidas
Thom Browne has won his trademark infringement lawsuit with Adidas, Footwear News reports. Less than three hours after closing arguments concluded on Thursday, the…
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Adidas’ Counterfeit Claims Land Federal Court I.P. Review
Adidas is suing 83 websites that the footwear and apparel giant accuses of selling counterfeit and infringing versions of Adidas products. It is the latest example of a…
World Cup’s Booming Ball Business Started in a Pakistani Saddle Shop
Forty percent of soccer balls used worldwide are produced in a small town in Pakistan called Sialkot. Nearly 1,000 factories in town make the leather-covered orbs, and…
Adidas, Puma Among Brands Flipping CEOs as Post-COVID Trends Shift
CEO shifts have become common in the last year, but the athletic retail sector is seeing more shuffles than usual, according to Footwear News. Adidas, Puma, Foot…
Foot Locker Pulls Yeezy Sneakers From Stores, Online After Adidas Split
Foot Locker Inc. is removing Yeezy shoes from its sales floors in light of recent news surrounding the fashion brand, Footwear News reports. Adidas cut ties with…
Kanye West Split Will Cost Adidas Over $1B in Annual Sales
Adidas’ decision to end its partnership with Kanye West and immediately stop selling his Yeezy brand, due to West’s recent antisemitic and other hateful comments, will…
Adidas Ends Kanye ‘Ye’ West Yeezy Partnership
German sportswear giant Adidas has ended its business relationship with Kanye “Ye” West after the artist made antisemitic statements and shared conspiracy theories, per…
Billion-Dollar Divorce? Potential Adidas-Kanye West Split Could Hammer Sales
Adidas and Kanye West—one of the shoe industry’s most storied and successful partnerships—could end much sooner than expected. And now insiders are pondering what the…
Nike Sponsoring 48 Players at U.S. Open, the Most of Any Brand
When 19-year-old Roger Federer upset seven-time champion Pete Sampras at Wimbledon in their first and only meeting in 2001, both players sported the iconic swoosh logo…
Kasper Rorsted Will ‘Hand Over the CEO Position’ at Adidas in 2023
Just a few days after Foot Locker revealed its CEO shift, Adidas said it also will have a new top leader in 2023, per Footwear News. The athletic giant announced…
Adidas Sued Again Over Authenticity of ‘Authentic’ NHL Jerseys
As Adidas skates away from its relationship with the NHL, the apparel giant faces another federal lawsuit over the authenticity of jerseys it sells to hockey…
Adidas Signs 15 Female College-Athlete NIL Deals to Celebrate Title IX
Title IX is now 50, and Adidas is celebrating in a major way, Footwear News reports. Last night, the athletic powerhouse announced the signing of 15 female…
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