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When it comes to their legal status, the answer is no: Last week, a German federal court ruled that Birkenstocks aren’t art and therefore can’t enjoy stronger copyright protections against ...

Birkenstocks are the sandals podiatrists love and the ones modern hippies can't get enough of. For almost 250 years, ...

But a judge dismissed the claim, saying the shoes were practical design items. Birkenstocks were once deemed uncool but in recent years have become hugely popular, and gained more attention after ...

The firm wanted to claim protection under copyright law, to stop rivals selling copycat versions of its shoes.

The company, whose sandals have over the years transformed from unglamourous footwear to coveted fashion items, wanted to ... ruling that Birkenstock's sandals could not be considered "copyrighted ...