As fashion week begins in New York, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an important ruling [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ] that may help fashion creators in their efforts to obtain intellectual property protection... Read More
With New York's Fashion Week upon us, the time is appropriate to examine the intellectual property protections available to some of the most prominent artists in popular culture: fashion designers. No one would seriously question the great artistic... Read More
Christian Louboutin SA et al v. Yves Saint Laurent America, Inc et al., 1:11cv2381 (NYSD April 7, 2011) In a July 27 th telephone conference, the court invited both parties to summarize (by letter) any additional positions to be taken into account... Read More
By Michelle Mancino Marsh and Natasha Sardesai Grant On August 10, 2011, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a motion for preliminary injunction brought by Christian Louboutin and his design house ("Louboutin"... Read More
UPDATE : On Tuesday, January 10 th , Christian Louboutin filed its reply brief, arguing that: I. the district court erred in: misconstruing the red outsole mark, ignoring the statutory presumption of validity, and ignoring the burden of... Read More
Christian Louboutin's gravity-defying high-heeled shoes are beloved by glamorous female celebrities. Their shiny red lacquered soles are well-known to casual celebrity-watchers and followers of fashion. The controversy began when Yves Saint Laurent... Read More
By Ashlee Froese of Keyser Mason Ball LLP Any fashionista worth her Prada knows that Christian Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent have turned New York courtrooms into their stomping ground over their right to use red bottom soled shoes. CanadaFashionLaw... Read More
By Ashlee Froese of Keyser Mason Ball LLP Christian Louboutin, Yves Saint Laurent and Tiffany, oh my! This well-dressed litigation is becoming increasingly more complex. ( CanadaFashionLaw has been following this case extensively - click here for a... Read More
By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP Zut alors! Christian Louboutin is not having a good year with the judicial system and must be seeing red! CanadaFashionLaw has extensively covered Christian Louboutin's dispute with Yves Saint Laurent... Read More
Yesterday, the 2nd Circuit un-muddied the waters concerning fashion and color trademarks and closed another chapter in the red sole dispute between Christian Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent. For a detailed overview of this breaking development... Read More
By Ashlee Froese of Keyser Mason Ball LLP Not only has Tiffany thrown in its hat into the Christian Louboutin v. Yves Saint Laurent show down, a trade-marks law international heavy hitter is also tossing its hat into the ring. That's right... Read More
By Tyler Baker and Ted Max On September 5, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its long-awaited and highly anticipated decision in Christian Louboutin S.A. v. Yves Saint Laurent Am. Holding, Inc . , Docket No. 11... Read More
On August 10, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied Christian Louboutin's motion to stop Yves Saint Laurent's ("YSL") use of red soles on their shoes, claiming infringement of its trademark... Read More
By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP It appears that fashion's most infamous case has finally come to a close. If you want to read up on the Christian Louboutin v. Yves Saint Laurent case, you'll find a full summary here . Both parties seemingly... Read More
UPDATE: On August 30th, Saint-Laurent filed a redacted version of its August 1st letter brief. The redacted version can be viewed here . The original version can be viewed here . In April, Christian Louboutin sued Yves Saint-Laurent for trademark... Read More