AFP Frankfurt: They may be the trendy footwear of choice for Hollywood A-listers and pop stars, but Birkenstock sandals are not works of art, Germany’s top court ruled Thursday. The German ...

If art is measured by the passion it inspires in ... a level of design must be achieved that reflects individuality, the German court said. It concluded that creativity has not been demonstrated ...

But a German court may have just set a precedent on whether such work can be legally protected. This week, the court ruled that Birkenstocks fail to meet the legal definition of art. Birkenstocks ...