Adidas withdraws objection to Black Lives Matter trademark bid

Adidas said it planned to withdraw its objection to a Black Lives Matter bid to trademark a three-stripe logo (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Adidas is withdrawing its challenge to a Black Lives Matter trademark application featuring three parallel stripes, two days after it contested the image with the US Trademark Office.

Adidas submitted a notice of opposition with the office on Monday, saying in the filing that it took issue with Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation’s application to trademark the use of three parallel yellow stripes on various items such as clothing and bags.