Confirming the rulings of lower courts, Europe's General Court in Luxemburg has backed Adidas' opposition to an attempt by another company, Shoe Branding Europe, to register a two-stripe trademark in Belgium. Adidas had no comment. The legal dispute started in 2009 when Shoe Branding filed its first application for the trademark with the European Union's Intellectual Property Office, followed by another one in 2011. The first one was for normal shoes and the second one for safety and work shoes. The office rejected both applications. The General Court said that Shoe Branding had given no reasons for the use of the trademark and gave it two months to replicate.

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