Overview

• Oaxaca authorities will lodge formal complaints with the Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial, accusing Adidas of copying the traditional Yalalag huarache design without consent.
• Governor Salomón Jara Cruz has demanded that Adidas withdraw the “Oaxaca Slip-On,” enter talks with Indigenous artisans and publicly credit Yalalag communities.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that Adidas is negotiating compensation for affected communities and has directed federal agencies to draft tighter legal safeguards.
• Social media critics have seized on the use of the name “Oaxaca,” the shoe’s manufacture in China and the absence of benefits for local artisans.
• Adidas has not issued any public response to the demands or comment on the looming legal and regulatory actions.