Adidas Sued Forever 21 For Infringement Of "Three Bars" Trademark

Fast fashion's original ability was once again questioned. American brand Forever 21 was last week's famous sports goods manufacturer A for alleged intellectual property infringement. DidAs AG went to court. Adidas AG claimed that Forever 21 used the trademark "three bars" which the company has worked for decades, and the trademark has been legally registered in the United States.

According to the litigation documents, Adidas AG indicates that Forever 21 may cause damage to the trademark uniqueness of the company's "three bars", and confuse consumers with product attributes so as to achieve the purpose of deceiving consumers. Therefore, Adidas AG requires Forever 21 to stop selling and marketing related products, and turn over profits from the sale of the alleged infringements.

Deadline Forever 21 did not comment on the prosecution of Adidas AG, and Adidas AG also said no additional comments would be made.

Before Adidas AG, in 2014, faced with the flood of Chuck Taylor All-Star in the same market. Canvas shoe It belongs to the largest sporting goods manufacturer in the world. Nike CONVERSE of the group also began to safeguard its rights, accusing 31 companies of trademark infringement, false source identification, unfair competition, trademark dilution and unfair commercial practices.

The defendant's company involved in manufacturing, distributing or selling products that infringe on the design of Chuck Taylor All-Star canvas shoes, including CONVERSE's competitors Skechers USA Inc., Aldo Group Inc., Fila, fashion brand Ralph, USA, cable, cable, and so on. CONVERSE It has revealed that more than 180 injunctions have been issued on the issue of infringement of Chuck Taylor since 2008.