By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell Book
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Jan 5 - In mid 2021 adidas sued Thom Browne for infringing on its "three stripe" mark with a four stripe design.
Now in January 2023 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Jed S. Rakoff is holding a jury trial. Inner City Press is covering it.
The benches in the back of the courtroom are covered with boxes of "physical exhibits," including shoes. In the front, Thom Browne is wearing a suit jacket -- with shorts.
On the witness stand on January 4, an adidas executive testifying about the company's running business, and clothing lines. He described sales over Instgram. He insisted that adidas is selling products for up to $3000.
Thom Browne in SDNY, courtesy to Inner City Press by Elizabeth Williams
On January 5, an expert who conducted polls, though not of fame. Meanwhile the SDNY courthouse marvels at the disproportionate interest in this case, while defendants are being sentenced to twenty or thirty years in other, more empty courtroom. Judge Rakoff does his criminal cases at 4:30. And Inner City Press covers both. Watch this site.
This case is adidas America, Inc. et al v. Thom Browne, Inc., 2021-cv-5615 (Rakoff)
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