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Adidas sues White Fox over its four-stripe design - arguing it is too easily confused with sports giant's trademark three-stripe look

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Bas, J. (2026, October 9). Adidas sues White Fox over its four-stripe design - arguing it is too easily confused with sports giant's trademark three-stripe look. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16195325/Adidas-sues-White-Fox-stripe-design-trademark.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Adidas is suing White Fox for allegedly infringing on its trademarked three-stripe design with a similar four-stripe pattern used by the Australian fast-fashion brand. Adidas claims that White Fox's design is "deceptively similar" and has been sold since March, potentially confusing consumers who might associate it with Adidas. In court, Adidas’s lawyer argued that White Fox is trading off Adidas’s reputation and presented evidence of an influencer wearing both Adidas shoes and White Fox four-stripe shorts together. The lawsuit seeks to prevent White Fox from making clothing with the four stripes and to recover profits made on these products.

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Global sportswear brand Adidas sued Australian fast-fashion retailer White Fox in September, alleging that its use of a four-stripe design on clothing is deceptively similar to Adidas's iconic three-stripe trademark. Adidas, which has held the trademark for more than 65 years in Australia and successfully won a lawsuit over a competitor’s four-stripe shoes in 2013, claims that White Fox's design confuses consumers and trades off its reputation. During the court hearing on Friday, Adidas’s barrister Patrick Flynn SC pointed to an influencer photo showing White Fox-endorsed shorts with Adidas shoes, arguing it could mislead customers. Legal experts suggest this case may test the boundaries of trademark law in Australia.

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Adidas is suing White Fox over its new design, arguing it's 'deceptively similar' to their signature three stripe trademark. asserted

it → sue → trademark

The sports giant has long been known for its vertical three stripes on their clothes, but the fast-fashion Australian label has launched trousers with four stripes. asserted

label → know → stripes

White Fox, which has become increasingly popular with young women and girls, rejected repeated requests to stop selling and promoting clothing bearing the four parallel stripes, its rival claims. uncertain

rival → become → stripes

Lawyers for the brand denied any breach of trademark in the Federal Court on Friday. asserted

Lawyers → deny → Friday

Adidas claim White Fox has been selling and promoting the striped clothing since at least March and says this is an infringement of their trademark. uncertain

this → claim → trademark

The well-known three-striped design has been trademarked in Australia since 1957 and the written claim states it has a 'substantial and valuable reputation' there. uncertain

it → know → reputation

The claim added White Fox's designs are 'substantially identical with or otherwise deceptively similar' to Adidas. uncertain

designs → add → Adidas

In court, Adidas's barrister Patrick Flynn SC pointed to a picture of a White Fox-endorsed influencer wearing the company's four-stripe shorts with genuine Adidas shoes as a promotion that would confuse consumers. asserted

that → point → consumers

Adidas is suing White Fox over its new design, arguing it's 'deceptively similar' to their signature three stripe trademark In court, Adidas's barrister Patrick Flynn SC pointed to a picture of a White Fox-endorsed influencer wearing the company's four-stripe shorts with genuine Adidas shoes as a promotion that would confuse consumers The documents claimed that White Fox is 'drawing an association in the minds of consumers' of the brands 'There's an intention to trade off our reputation,' Mr Flynn said. asserted

Flynn → sue → reputation

The documents claimed that White Fox is 'drawing an association in the minds of consumers' of the brands. asserted

Fox → claim → brands

Just days after court proceedings the Adidas logo on the shoes were altered to remove one of the stripes, then a week later all of them were gone. asserted

all → alter → them

Adidas is seeking orders that will prevent White Fox making clothing with four stripes and force it to hand over profits it made on the products. asserted

it → seek → products

White Fox's barrister Ed Heerey KC said the Australian company would argue the four stripes emblazoned on the label's clothing were simply decorative rather than a trademark. asserted

stripes → say → clothing

He highlighted similar items bearing the four stripes from other brands such as fast-fashion labels Princess Polly, Glassons, and Shein. asserted

He → highlight → labels

In 2013, Adidas successfully sued Pacific Brands in Australia for selling shoes with four stripes. asserted

Adidas → sue → stripes

It marks the first high-profile litigation of this kind against White Fox Boutique, which has become a major player in the retail industry since it was launched in Sydney in 2013. asserted

it → mark → 2013

Adidas sues White Fox over its four-stripe design - arguing it is too easily confused with sports giant's trademark three-stripe look

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