Lidl banned from selling copycat Birkenstock sandals, Dutch court rules

Lidl banned from selling copycat Birkenstock sandals, Dutch court rules

Lidl must also compensate Birkenstock and pay its legal fees, according to the court ruling

Lidl banned from selling Birkenstock lookalikes after copyright ruling

Lidl has been ordered to stop selling lookalike versions of Birkenstock sandals in the Netherlands after a Dutch court ruled the company had infringed upon Birkenstock’s copyright. The District Court of Gelderland has issued an injunction preventing Lidl from selling versions of Birkenstock’s Arizona, Madrid, Gizeh, Boston and Florida designs in the country. Lidl faces...