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New Balance sues Decathlon in a US court over logo plagiarism

New Balance has filed a trademark infringement suit in a US court against two US subsidiaries of French retailer Decathlon, alleging that a logo used on Kiprun running shoes is confusingly similar to New Balance's 'N' mark.

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New Balance sues Decathlon in a US court over logo plagiarism
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  1. 01New Balance filed a trademark infringement suit in a US court.
  2. 02Defendant: two US subsidiaries of Decathlon (French retailer).
  3. 03Plaintiff alleges the Kiprun running shoes’ logo is confusingly similar to New Balance's 'N' mark.
  4. 04No dates or monetary figures provided in the article.

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  • · Removed 3 articles that reported a different story ("New Balance sues Decathlon for shoe logo plagiarism", "New Balance sues Decathlon over Kiprun logo, demanding US recall", "New Balance sues Decathlon over Kiprun logo, demanding US recall"). Removed 2 facts that belonged to a different story.
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