Louboutin YSL Lost In The Battle Of Red Soles
A fight for the imagination of the French king Christian Louboutin the sole right to put in the red-soled shoes he was expelled from the court on Wednesday in a victory for rival Yves Saint Laurent.
The legal battle in court in New York pitted two leaders of fashion in a fierce competition for Louboutin said, was the soul of his expensive shoes - the Scarlet signature outsole.
In federal court ruled District Judge Victor Marrero that US Louboutin - although widely recognized for its innovative use of red in the shoes - could not stop competitors from YSL to do the same.
The legal battle in court in New York pitted two leaders of fashion in a fierce competition for Louboutin said, was the soul of his expensive shoes - the Scarlet signature outsole.
In federal court ruled District Judge Victor Marrero that US Louboutin - although widely recognized for its innovative use of red in the shoes - could not stop competitors from YSL to do the same.
"Because the color of the fashion industry of ornamental and aesthetic functions essential for vigorous competition, the Court finds that Louboutin is unlikely to be able to prove that the red light soles is entitled to protection brands, "said Marrero, who revealed himself as an ardent admirer of sexy slip-ons.
Millions of dollars per instance, "trademark infringement, unfair competition and false designation of origin" were made in April in New York, claiming that a series of YSL shoes mislead the consumer knows the Scarlet Louboutin soles.
Louboutin A lawyer told AFP he was "deeply disappointed".
Millions of dollars per instance, "trademark infringement, unfair competition and false designation of origin" were made in April in New York, claiming that a series of YSL shoes mislead the consumer knows the Scarlet Louboutin soles.
Louboutin A lawyer told AFP he was "deeply disappointed".
"Even if the court decided that the character Louboutin red sole was a famous and popular, seems to have done" You sponte, "that the fashion industry should not be used as a mark of a color," said Harley Lewin.
"We are currently evaluating all alternatives."
Louboutin shoes glamor appeared in the TV cult of consumers "Sex and the City" and sells about 240,000 pairs per year in the United States, with revenues of approximately $ 135 million.
A pair typically costs hundreds of dollars, but can sell for much more, with Maggie Leopard-Toe Pump with red lacquered soles listed as $ 1,095 at Neiman Marcus store.
Peppering his decision with references to sources as diverse as pop star Jennifer Lopez and poet Walt Whitman, Marrero acknowledged Christian Louboutin "good idea".
Louboutin "bold departure from the path worn paid dividends," he said.
Peppering his decision with references to sources as diverse as pop star Jennifer Lopez and poet Walt Whitman, Marrero acknowledged Christian Louboutin "good idea".
Louboutin "bold departure from the path worn paid dividends," he said.
The judge did not even waxed lyrical on the same call of the shoe.
"When Hollywood Starlets cross the red carpet and runways models strut and turn your head high and his eyes fall on celebrity legs, lacquered exterior flooring is a red high-heeled, black shoes flaunt a glamorous statement that jumps out at the same time," he wrote.
But red is a trademark was a little too far - even the shoes of the property, Marrero ruled.
"When Hollywood Starlets cross the red carpet and runways models strut and turn your head high and his eyes fall on celebrity legs, lacquered exterior flooring is a red high-heeled, black shoes flaunt a glamorous statement that jumps out at the same time," he wrote.
But red is a trademark was a little too far - even the shoes of the property, Marrero ruled.
"The bag is a participant in the design of the footwear market has been monopolized the red color would be in violation of the law to hinder competition from other participants. YSL There are many reasons for using outside the red soles."
YSL-more than four Louboutin shoes Cruise collection fashion house 2011: tribute, Tribtoo models, Palace and Woodstock. They all have one red.
However, Yves Saint Laurent, said he thought red soles to the end of the 1970s.
As for Christian Louboutin claim a breakthrough in fashion design, YSL contempt.
The idea of red shoes was "copied from the shoes of King Louis XIV in red heels and the famous Ruby Dorothy in" The Wizard of Oz, "" Judge Marrero YSL as saying.
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YSL-more than four Louboutin shoes Cruise collection fashion house 2011: tribute, Tribtoo models, Palace and Woodstock. They all have one red.
However, Yves Saint Laurent, said he thought red soles to the end of the 1970s.
As for Christian Louboutin claim a breakthrough in fashion design, YSL contempt.
The idea of red shoes was "copied from the shoes of King Louis XIV in red heels and the famous Ruby Dorothy in" The Wizard of Oz, "" Judge Marrero YSL as saying.
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