As some of you may know, there has been some feuding going on within the fashion industry, between top designers Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Louboutin. YSL introduced their new line of shoes recently, which didn’t sit so well with Christian Louboutin... as the shoes have red soles (his signature trademark). Christian Louboutin filed for a lawsuit against YSL for copying his trademark. But let’s get the story straight before I go on any further: Christian Louboutin was NOT the first person to introduce the famous red sole, it was originally Valentino in 1969 and in 1983. Nonetheless, Christian Louboutin was fuming and continued his lawsuit of preliminary injunction against YSL. The verdict was issued today and it looks like Christian Louboutin lost this battle. Judge Marrero wrote in his ruling:
"Because in the fashion industry colour serves ornamental and aesthetic functions vital to robust competition, the court finds that Louboutin is unlikely to be able to prove that its red outsole brand is entitled to trademark protection, even if it has gained enough public recognition in the market to have acquired secondary meaning." - Judge Marrero
Do you think the ruling was fair? Let us know
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