Birkenstock sandals are ubiquitous in summer. But can the well-known footwear be considered art? That’s the question Germany’s Federal Court of Justice had to wrestle with.

Birkenstock sandals are ubiquitous in summer. But can the well-known footwear be considered art? That’s the question Germany’s Federal Court of Justice had to wrestle with on Thursday.

Birkenstock first released the Original Birkenstock-Footbed Sandal in 1963, featuring a flexible cork-latex footbed and a simple adjustable strap. REUTERS In German law, products are distinguished ...

Birkenstock, the German shoemaker whose sandals have long been known as the brand favored by hippies and increasingly by hipsters, has filed for an initial public offering on the New York Stock ...

German footwear giant Birkenstock has launched a major legal offensive in India to curb the production and distribution of ...

Prada, Crocs and now German flat footwear brand Birkenstock has entered the ‘chappal chori’ gate. Birkenstock is cracking ...

The case comes after Crocs secured a court nod to pursue a nine-year-old infringement case and Prada faced ire over ...

The same former Birkenstock US executive recalls the frustration of calling up Germany in the mid-2000s and asking them to create a plastic shoe beyond the weird-fitting plastic Arizona, which was ...

German shoemaker Birkenstock Holding Plc (NYSE: BIRK) is set to make its public debut on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday after pricing its initial public offering at $46 per share.

Birkenstock, which is headquartered in Linz am Rhein, Germany, and says its tradition of shoemaking goes back to 1774, filed a lawsuit against three competitors who sold sandals that were very ...