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30 January 2020TrademarksRory O'Neill

H&M triumphs in Adidas stripe dispute after 23 years

Swedish fashion brand H&M has scored a victory in a 23-year-long trademark dispute with Adidas in the Netherlands over its use of a two-stripe design on sportswear.

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