Brussels Court of Appeal finds Dr Martens’ yellow stitching distinctive

 On 30 September last, the Brussels Court of Appeal (CoA) decided that the pattern carved on Dr Martens’ soles and the yellow stitching connecting the upper leather to the sole are distinctive trade marks of Airwair International Ltd (Airwair). However, it did not find all signs used by Retail Distributions Concepts BV (Redisco) on its footwear to infringe Airwair’s trade marks under the