INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

ADIDAS

BY: PREETI KUMARI

POOJA BALAN
KD 7
Adidas
 Adidas AG (German pronunciation: [ˈadiˌdas]) is a German sports clothing
manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of
the Reebok sportswear company,TaylorMade-Adidas golf company
(including Ashworth), and Rockport. Besides sports footwear, Adidas also
produces other products such as bags, shirts, watches, eyewear, and other
sports- and clothing-related goods. Adidas is the largest sportswear
manufacturer in Europe and the second biggest sportswear manufacturer
in the world.
 Adidas was founded in 1948 by Adolf Dassler following the split
of Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrikbetween him and his older brother Rudolf.
Rudolf later established Puma, which was the early rival of Adidas.
Registered in 1949, Adidas is currently based in Herzogenaurach, Germany,
along with Puma.
 The company's clothing and shoe designs typically feature three parallel
bars, and the same motif is incorporated into Adidas's current official logo.
The "Three Stripes" were bought from Karhu Sports in 1951.The
company revenue for 2010 was listed at €11.99 billion
Trademarks and
Copyright
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The copyright in all Content is and remains owned by adidas. Except as
may be otherwise indicated in specific documents within the Site, you are
authorized to view, play, print and download documents, audio and video
found on the Site for personal, informational, and non-commercial
purposes only.You may not modify any of the materials and you may not
copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license,
create derivative works from, transfer or sell any Content. Except as
authorized under the law relating to copyright, you may not reuse any
Content without first obtaining the consent of adidas. For purposes of
these terms, the use of any such material on any other website or
networked computer environment is prohibited. You will not remove any
copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices from material found on
the Site.
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All trademarks, service marks and trade names of adidas used herein
(including but not limited to: the word mark "adidas", "the adidas logo",
"the trefoil device", "the Globe", "the 3-Stripes device") are trademarks or
registered trademarks of adidas or its affiliates, unless stated otherwise.
Yohji Yamamoto is a registered trademark of Yohji Yamamoto.You may not
use, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, or modify
adidas trademarks in any way, including in advertising or publicity
pertaining to distribution of materials on the Site, without adidas' prior
consent
 The use of adidas trademarks on any other website or network computer
environment, for example the storage or reproduction of (a part of) the
Site in any external internet site or the creation of links, hypertext, links or
deeplinks between the Site and any other internet site, is prohibited
without the express written consent of adidas.
Fake adidas mails
 Currently, fake adidas emails are in circulation: The adidas Group would
like to warn consumers that emails from the following email address
adidas@adidas.org claiming that the recipient has won US$ 800,000 are
fake and do not originate from the adidas Group. The adidas Group is in no
way affiliated with the sender of the email. Therefore we ask all recipients
of these false emails to delete them immediately and not to provide the
sender of these emails with the information asked for.
Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
 The Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of Germany and
the parties hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the German
Courts. If any portion of the Terms and Conditions become void, it will not
affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions. The void
part will be replaced by provisions that are valid and have legal effect.
Limitation of liability
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Your use of the site is at your own risk. Neither adidas, nor any of its
affiliates, officers, directors nor any of its agents or any other party
involved in creating, producing or delivering the site will be liable for any
direct, indirect, special, consequential or other damages that result from
the use of, or the inability to use, the materials on the site, including
damages caused by viruses or any incorrectness or incompleteness of the
information on the site, or the performance of the products, even if adidas
has been advised of the possibility of any such damages. Please note that
some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of certain damages, so
some of the above exclusions and limitations may not apply to you.