The iconic cork-soled shoe brand has run into a disagreement with Germany's Federal Court of Justice who yesterday ruled ...

In a lawsuit, Birkenstock aimed to combat knockoffs, but the court determined the German footwear does not meet the definition of “applied art.” ...

Birkenstock loses German court fight to call its sandals art - The shoe manufacturer claimed its sandals ‘are ...

On Thursday, the federal court of justice in Karlsruhe, Germany, ruled that Birkenstocks were not “copyrighted works of ...

Birkenstock sandals are ubiquitous in summer. But can the well-known footwear be considered art? That’s the question Germany’s Federal Court of Justice had to wrestle with on Thursday.