Red Sole Shoes

Aesthetic Functionality and the Use of “Color Marks” in the Fashion Industry

For more than a century, courts have grappled with whether to extend the protections of trademark laws to colors. In 1995, however, the Supreme Court recognized that both the “language . . . and the basic underlying...more

Trademark Office Denies Louboutin’s Request to Broaden Trade Dress in Red Sole Shoes

The red hot dispute continues between Christian Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent (“YSL”) over Louboutin’s red sole shoe trademark. On January 16, 2013, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected Louboutin’s request to...more