Talk:Three stripes

When was "three stripes" first "registered"?
The opening line of the article reads: "Three stripes is a registered trademark of Adidas since 1949.[1]" The reference points to this dead link. The current Adidas history webpage says: "On August 18, 1949, Adi Dassler started over again at the age of 49, registered the “Adi Dassler adidas Sportschuhfabrik” and set to work with 47 employees in the small town of Herzogenaurach. On the same day, he registered a shoe that included the registration of the soon-to-become-famous adidas 3-Stripes. From humble beginnings to a global success story – which was accelerated by a miracle …" This link further explains: "On 31 March 1949, this shoe was registered, along with the following three shoes, as a registered design through the patent lawyer Dr Wetzel." A design is not the same as a trademark. A registration for the design of a shoe that contains three stripes is not the same as a trademark for three stripes. Thus, the original claim is not supported. —sroc &#x1F4AC; 23:13, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

I have conducted top-line searches of: all using the Vienna code 26.11.99 ("Three lines") under the name "Adidas". The searches include various logos/images containing the three stripes, but not the three stripes device alone. It therefore does not appear to be a "registered trademark", but may still be regarded as an (unregistered) "trademark". —sroc &#x1F4AC; 23:34, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
 * the German trademarks register
 * the European Community trademarks register
 * the international trademarks register
 * the USA trademarks register