Louboutin Celine wins trademark

Louboutin Celine wins trademark case over red The Parisbased shoemaker sued Yves Saint Laurent in America last year after it unveiled a design with red soles, a celine trio bagtraditional feature of Louboutin shoes, which can sell for more than 1,000 a pair. At the time US courts rejected its claim that a single colour warranted legal protection, but this decision was overturned on appeal by a panel of three judges yesterday.
The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled that celine phantom the red soles were a "distinctive symbol that qualifies for trademark celine classic box bagprotection". However, the ruling only applies to designs where the red sole is in contrast with the rest of the shoe, so competitors are free to sell products with a red upper and sole.
David Bernstein, a lawyer for Yves Saint celine mini belt toteLaurent, labelled the result a victory in a statement to Reuters: "The Court has conclusively ruled that YSL's monochromatic red shoes do not infringe any trademark rights of Louboutin, which guarantees that YSL can celine mini bag continue to make monochromatic shoes in a wide variety of colors, including red."
Fiona McBride, partner at UK patent and trade mark attorneys Withers Rogers, said: longawaited celine trapeze bags outcome of the appeal by Christian Louboutin shows just how hard it can be to gain protection in relation to the use of a pantone shade of a specific colour.
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