YSL 'Red Soles' Court Case Takes A New Twist
Christian Louboutin SA has emerged victorious in its battle against Yves Saint Laurent: a New York federal court of appeals has granted Louboutin trademark protection over its signature red sole, according to Women's Wear Daily.
The case has been ongoing since April 2011 when Christian Louboutin sued YSL for using red soles on the bottom of its pumps. The lawsuit, which demanded $1 million in damages グッチ, stated, "Defendants' use of red footwear outsoles that are virtually identical to plaintiffs' Red Sole Mark is likely to cause and is causing confusion, mistake and deception among the relevant purchasing public."
The 2011 suit was based on a trademark granted to Louboutin in 2008. District Judge Victor Marrero in August 2011, Judge Marrero questioned the legitimacy of such a trademark in the first place, calling it "overly broad." The entire YSL team agreed: David Bernstein, a lawyer representing YSL, told the Wall Street Journal, "No designer should be able to monopolize a color in fashion."
Louboutin's team appealed the district court decision almost immediately and Judge Marrero postponed a decision on whether to cancel the 2008 trademark until the appeals court made its ruling バーバリー 時計. the battle isn't over. With the new ruling to consider バーバリー コート, the case will return to the lower court for review by a trial judge.
And that's been your biannual update on the Louboutin vs. YSL "red sole" battle シャネル ネックレス. "The Court has conclusively ruled that YSL's monochromatic red shoes do not infringe any trademark rights of Louboutin, which guarantees that YSL can continue to make monochromitic shoes in a wide variety of colors シャネル 財布, including red," said David H. Bernstein of Debevoise Plimpton LLP, YSL's rep on the case シャネル バッグ. He added, "YSL will continue to produce monochromatic shoes with red outsoles, as it has done since the 1970s."
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HuffPost High School welcomes a lively, thoughtful debate in the comment section. When u see a woman walking with heels グッチ バッグ, black or other with red soles u automatically know it's Christian L. shoes, right? so that is what he is trying to protect. I can understand that. All this time chanel, I figured he has a patent on it, since I didn;t see anyone else making shoes that way シャネル. It makes sense. What YSL and the Judge is saying, is that if YSL has an entire red shoe, of course it's going to have a red sole and Christian L. cannot do anything about that. The shoe is red! He cannot own a color in fashion. Get it?
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