Intellectual Property
Feb. 15, 2012
The mark of color in fashion: one shoe, two shoes, red soles, blue competitors?
Does the public really need all this fuss over red-soled shoes? By David Welkowitz of Whittier Law School
High end shoe maker Christian Louboutin has made a name for itself by making high heeled shoes with bright red soles. But its success did not go unnoticed by competitors, one of whom decided to emulate the red sole. Asserting that its red sole had become an identifier of source - a trademark - Louboutin sued competitor Yves St. Laurent in federal court in New York, claiming infringement of Louboutin's trademark red sole. The district court...
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