On Thursday, the federal court of justice in Karlsruhe, Germany, ruled that Birkenstocks were not “copyrighted works of ...

But Birkenstock sandals, on a high since being worn in the 2023 hit film Barbie, may soon be deemed an official work of art. Judges in a German high court are deciding whether the orthopaedic ...

Birkenstocks may be cool enough for Barbie but the sandals do not qualify ... 25 years from when the filing was made. Shoemaker Karl Birkenstock, born in the 1930s, is still alive.

Birkenstocks may be cool enough for Barbie but the sandals do not qualify ... saying the shoes were practical design items - a decision Birkenstock called a "missed opportunity for the protection ...