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Sportswear giant Adidas has a courtroom battle over a perceived infringement of its trademark three-stripe logo. Adidas a complaint against the American luxury fashion brand Thom Browne, which a four-stripe logo on its clothes. Adidas the four stripes were too similar to its three stripes and a lawsuit. It to claim more than $7.8 million in damages. However, a jury in a Manhattan court in Thom Browne's favour. It that the four stripes did not infringe on Adidas' logo or reputation. Jurors that consumers were unlikely to the two brands, as they were capable of distinguishing between three and four parallel stripes.

Thom Browne is a New York-based fashion house in 2001. It to the high-end fashion market and has with many top names in the world of luxury apparel. The brand a name for itself in 2020 by designing a scarf as part of Joe Biden's "Believe in Better" fashion collection. The dispute with Adidas back 16 years. Browne a three-stripe design on a jacket in 2007. After Adidas , Browne switched to a four-stripe pattern. Thom Browne that confusion between the two designs was unlikely because the two companies "operate in different markets, different customers, and their products at strikingly different prices".