The adidas Supernova Rise 4 shows something you don't see every day: a new take on the three stripes. On the side of the adidas Supernova Rise 4, the stripes no longer run straight. They curve upward and taper to a narrow point.
That makes the running shoe one of the first models with a shape adidas filed as a trademark this year.
Four colorways on a familiar base
The first images show four versions. For men there's 'White/Black' (LB0116) and 'Ice Blue' (LB0117), for women 'Cloud White/Core Black' (LB0118) and 'Ice Lavender' (LB0119). The calm palette means the curved logo catches your eye straight away.
Underneath that logo sits a familiar build. The upper is woven PRIMEWEAVE with a padded tongue. Below it runs a full-length DREAMSTRIKE+ foam midsole, with a Lateral Landing Platform at the heel.
The outsole combines LIGHTTRAXION with Continental rubber. The drop is 8 mm, and a men's pair weighs around 266 grams according to the specs.
There is no release date for the Netherlands or Europe yet. According to reports, the shoe will arrive via adidas in the coming months. A European retail price hasn't been confirmed either.
Three filings for one new shape
The curved logo didn't end up on a shoe by chance. adidas filed three trademark applications for it this year.
The first went to the European Union on 17 June, followed by the United Kingdom on 6 August. The United States came next on 2 October, under serial number 50142442.
The description in the US application is short: three curved, tapered stripes. Each stripe starts wide and narrows to an upturned tip, while the three bands stay separate.
The filing shows the logo in black, but colour isn't part of the protection. The mark covers footwear among other goods and is still awaiting examination.
What adidas plans to do with the shape is still unclear. The brand hasn't officially confirmed the logo or said which products will carry it.
Replacing the familiar logos seems unlikely; it looks more like an addition to the existing brand identity. Running is a logical first home, and the Supernova Rise 4 fits right in.
Other reports say an upcoming Predator football boot will get the design too, but that isn't confirmed.
One brand, three logos
To see why this stands out, it helps to look at the logos adidas already uses. It all starts with the three stripes.
Adi Dassler founded adidas in 1949, and the first logo was a spiked shoe carrying three stripes. According to adidas, Dassler tested several stripe counts; three showed up most clearly in photos.
In 1972 the Trefoil arrived, the three-leaf clover with the stripes running through it. It appeared on apparel first and on shoes from 1976.
Since 2000 the Trefoil has been reserved for adidas Originals, the line of classics and re-releases. At the 2026 World Cup it made a striking return: for the first time in 36 years it featured on World Cup shirts, on the away kits of 25 nations.
The second logo is the three slanted bars. They were created for the Equipment line, which launched in 1991. The design is credited to Peter Moore and is often called 'the mountain'.
In 1996 came the Badge of Sport: the same bars, paired with the adidas wordmark.
The 2021 rebrand
A few years ago, adidas reorganised those logos. In March 2021 the brand presented its 'Own The Game' strategy, which came with a new logo structure.
The three bars without the wordmark became the main adidas logo and have appeared on sport products such as football kits and training gear ever since. The Badge of Sport, with wordmark, moved to the lifestyle line adidas Sportswear. The Trefoil stayed with Originals.
In 2023 adidas sharpened that structure further. Since then the Performance logo and the Badge of Sport only appear in black and white.
The 2025 annual report still distinguishes between the Performance logo and the Trefoil.
Curved stripes aren't entirely new
adidas has played with the shape of the stripes on shoes for a while. The Predator Precision from 2000 already wore curved stripes, as did the Sobakov from 2018. The new logo looks especially close to the latter, with stripes running horizontally along the side.
On the 2021 Predator Freak the stripes wrapped around the shoe, and the 2025 Predator got wavy lines as a nod to the 1998 Accelerator.
The difference now: those were design choices for individual models. By filing the curved shape as a trademark, adidas can make it a fixed part of its brand identity, alongside the stripes, the Trefoil and the bars.
Where can you buy the Supernova Rise 4?
The adidas Supernova Rise 4 is expected to arrive via adidas. Until then, you'll find the current Supernova models at adidas.
Want to know when the new version lands in Europe? Keep an eye on our release calendar.
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