Three stripes is a trademark of Adidas consisting of three parallel lines, which typically feature along the side of Adidas apparel. Adidas was known for this branding early in its history, with its owner, Adolf Dassler, describing it as "The three stripe company".
Designs for shoes registered in 1949 incorporated the three stripes along the side.
A Finnish sports brand Karhu Sports sold the three stripe trademark to Adidas for (the equivalent of) €1,600 euros and two bottles of Whiskey.
Branding in sports
In 1998, Adidas sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association over their rules limiting the size and number of commercial logos on team uniforms and apparel. Adidas withdrew the suit, and the two groups established guidelines as to what three-stripe designs would be considered uses of the Adidas trademark.
In late 2004, rival sporting good manufacturers filed a complaint to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over Adidas being allowed to exceed the 20cm2 limit permitted for branding with the three stripes. Adidas argued that the trademark device was a design element rather than a logo and despite being an IOC sponsor, which lead to accusations of Adidas receiving preferential treatment, the three stripes were banned by the Olympic movement starting with the 2006 Winter Games. However, Adidas circumvented the ban by using a modified three stripe design, combining them with the number 3, for the 2006 games.
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He leads USD with 15.3 points per game, leads with 3.5 assists per game and has scored over 20 points on six times this season, including three out of his last four ... stripe nearly seven times a game.
However, on the other side of the court, Millier was doing just fine – 8 out of 20 field goals, 1 out 1 from behind the three-point stripe, and 2 out 2 from the foul line, to outscore Potter County 9 to 19 in the opening period.
At halftime? Brunson was on the board with three points, but he had yet to make any of his six shots and was just 3-of-6 from the charity stripe ... field, 0-for-5 from three and 4-for-8 at the foul line.
That Sunday, the sun was shining and young women were gathered in groups, taking it in turns to snap pictures of each other holding the revolutionary flag – black, white and green horizontal stripes with three red stars across the centre ... .
Faced with the devastation in Gaza, Israelis tend to look away ... By Aluf Benn / The Guardian ... On Dec ... It shows three soldiers in full combat gear posing with Israel’s Star of David-and-stripes flag on a mountaintop against the cloudy sky. The ... .
(AlisonBath/Stars and Stripes). Two of three missile launch sites at Naval Support Facility Redzikowo in Poland are visible from the base's main facility ... (Alison Bath/Stars and Stripes) ... (Alison Bath/Stars and Stripes).
Watkins' free throw shooting became the dagger as she returned to the charity stripe and made both attempts with 19.5 seconds remaining. As the clock expired, Strong was fouled on a three-point attempt with five seconds on the clock.
The Illini picked up just three more after halftime ...That's what they hang their hat on, and we only gave up (three) in the second half ... Mizzou missed nine from the stripe in a three-point game, with six misses coming from Mitchell alone.
Hello, world! My name is Zeenat and I am a stripingly pretty three-year-old tigress (think of me as wild feline equivalent of an 18-year-old human). I was born in Tadoba-Andheri Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra. But life has bigger plans for me ...Dec 9 ... .
Here are three takeaways from Iowa CityWest’s win over Iowa City High.Jack McCaffery showed out in the third quarter ... He converted all three shots from the charity stripe to tie the game at 52-52.
If plaid was already a trend you incorporated this season, look to the runways for ideas on how to print clash—we saw it styled as full ensembles in various checks, but also contrasted with polkadots and stripes.
Faced with the devastation in Gaza, Israelis tend to look away ... It shows three soldiers in full combat gear posing with Israel’s Star of David-and-stripes flag on a mountaintop against the cloudy sky ... All were targeted lest they fall into enemy hands.
TOKYO — The U.S ... The three-day exercise will take place Jan. 7-11 in conjunction with an annual summit on Jan ... It will be the first such exercise between the three countries, a Japan coast guard spokesman told Stars and Stripes by phone Wednesday ... U.S ... .
