IPNews® – Yves Saint Laurent SAS said Tuesday it wants to drop its counterclaims against Christian Louboutin in Louboutin’s trademark infringement lawsuit over his iconic red-soled shoes, now that the Second Circuit has ruled that YSL’s monochromatic red shoes do not infringe.
The appeals court let YSL off the hook for the infringement claim in
Orange County – Back on April 10, we posted a story about fashion designer Christian Louboutin’s trademark infringement complaint against Yves St. Laurent’s (YSL) use of similar red-soles in its shoe line. You can see the original post here: Red-Soled Shoes Trade Dress infringement. Recently, the two fashion powerhouses hashed it out in a
Los Angeles – Paris shoe-designer Christian Louboutin has become so synonymous with its shoes having red soles, that it was awarded a red-sole trade dress registration in 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). So when Yves St. Laurent(YSL) released its “Palais” peep toe pumps with, you guessed it…red soles, Louboutin was