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 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
Louboutin vs. Saint Laurent reached its trademark apex a few weeks ago. That's made red shoes the talk of the town: Forbes notes that Louboutin's shoe monopoly isn't just about color; it's also about celebrities . Color... Read More
By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP The fashion law community has been carefully watching Christian Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent battle over red-soled shoes. CanadaFashionLaw has kept its readers in the know every step of the way. We're pleased... Read More
From high heels to tennis rackets we go, and all in the name of color. As the red mark war wages on between Christian Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent, a recent decision from the Northern District of Georgia addressed the validity and infringement... Read More
Christian Louboutin SA et al v. Yves Saint Laurent America, Inc et al., 1:11cv2381 (NYSD April 7, 2011) In April, Christian Louboutin sued Yves Saint-Laurent for trademark infringement, claiming that Yves Saint-Laurent's line of shoes infringed... Read More
Reprinted with permission from Professor Susan Scafidi's Counterfeit Chic . Christian Louboutin has just suffered a slip in his previously surefooted journey to protect his trademarked red soles, in this case against the house of Yves Saint Laurent... Read More
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
Trademark Fight Ensues Over Lou's Red Shoes A new line of women's footwear now being sold by Yves Saint-Laurent has high-end French shoe designer Christian Louboutin seeing red. Louboutin's companies, asserting that a new line of... Read More