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30 March 2023TrademarksLiz Hockley and Sarah Speight

Adidas makes ‘highly unusual’ U-turn on opposition to Black Lives Matter TM

Sportswear brand retracts opposition to mark within 48 hours | Adidas had said Black Lives Matter’s mark was “confusingly similar” to its own | Gerben Intellectual Property.

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