{"id":11410,"date":"2025-09-23T14:52:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keplerkarst.com\/controversia-por-las-adidas-oaxaca-slip-on\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T09:52:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:52:36","slug":"controversy-over-the-adidas-oaxaca-slip-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keplerkarst.com\/en\/controversy-over-the-adidas-oaxaca-slip-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversy over the Adidas \u2018Oaxaca Slip-On\u2019: Where is the limit of cultural appropriation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The case of the Oaxaca Slip-On model illustrates an increasingly frequent dilemma: the use of traditional cultural expressions as commercial inspiration without recognition or benefit for the communities that safeguard them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The product\u2019s withdrawal from the market and the subsequent public apology have set a precedent for a broader debate on the limits of intellectual property and the need for legal instruments to protect cultural identity against misappropriation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While WIPO advances in negotiating an international framework and some countries, such as Mexico, adopt sui generis regimes, one question remains: what tools does Spanish legislation offer to guarantee the protection of this intangible heritage?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our of counsel Laura Villarraga examines these issues in her recent op-ed in Cinco D\u00edas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access the Spanish version here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The case of the Oaxaca Slip-On model illustrates an increasingly frequent dilemma: the use of traditional cultural expressions as commercial inspiration without recognition or benefit for the communities that safeguard them. 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