Adidas backtracks on opposition to Black Lives Matter trademark request

Sportswear company had initially said three-stripe design would create confusion with its own logo

Adidas has withdrawn a request to US authorities to block the Black Lives Matter movement from trademarking a design featuring three parallel stripes.

The German sportswear company had said in a filing on Monday that the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation design would create confusion with the famous branding Adidas had been using for more than 70 years.