Dutch Court Bars Lidl From Selling Birkenstock Lookalike Sandals
Rechtbank Gelderland, 2, Walburgstraat, Markt, Centrum, Arnhem-Noord, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6811 CD, Netherlands
Birkenstock
BESTÄTIGT85 % SICHERHEITBirkenstock's release datelined 'LINZ AM RHEIN, Germany, Sept. 24, 2026' refers to 'Today's judgment of the Arnhem court'.[1]
The District Court of Gelderland in Arnhem ruled that Lidl's sandals copy the copyrighted footbed design of Birkenstock's Arizona, Madrid, Gizeh, Boston and Florida and ordered Lidl to stop selling them in the Netherlands on pain of EUR 5,000 a day.
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