Adidas loses four stripes court battle with designer Thom Browne

Sportswear company claimed fashion label's motif was too similar to its trademark three-stripe logo

Adidas has lost a court case against the designer Thom Browne, after the sportswear company said the use of four stripes in his designs was too close to its trademark three-stripe logo.

A jury in New York on Thursday rejected the accusation. If successful, Adidas had been asking for more than $8m (6.55m), comprising $867,225 in potential licensing fees and more than $7m to represent the profit Adidas believes Browne made by using the stripes.