Dutch Court Bars Lidl From Selling Birkenstock Lookalike Sandals
Rechtbank Gelderland, 2, Walburgstraat, Markt, Centrum, Arnhem-Noord, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6811 CD, Netherlands
Birkenstock
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterBirkenstock'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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