Birkenstocks may be cool enough for Barbie but the sandals do not qualify as works of art, a German court has ruled. The company had claimed that its footwear could be classified as art and so was ...

Birkenstocks — touted by hipsters and health-care workers, and sported by the likes of Steve Jobs and Barbie — might count as a masterpiece. But Germany’s top court begs to differ ...

Birkenstock’s sandals may be iconic enough for a “Barbie” movie cameo, but they do not display enough individuality for the German judiciary. The case has been winding its way through the ...

Birkenstocks are not art. Birkenstocks are cool enough for influencers, Hollywood stars and even Barbie — but they do not qualify as art, Germany’s top court ruled Thursday. The company ...

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