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In response to the court ruling, Louboutin told ABC News in a statement that they were 'extremely pleased and gratified that the Appellate Court found our key arguments to be correct: first that color can and does serve as a trademark in the fashion industry, and that Christian Louboutin's world famous Red Sole trademark is valid, protectable and enforceable.' Patent and Trademark office had granted Louboutin protection in 2008. This decision overturned a district court judge ruling last year that went against Louboutin, saying that one color could never serve as a fashion brand trademark, even though the U.S. 'It is the contrast between the sole and the upper that causes the sole to 'pop,' and to distinguish its creator,' the appeals court wrote.

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Patent and Trademark office to limit Louboutin's registration 'to uses in which the red outsole contrasts with the color of the rest of the shoe,' meaning that if Yves Saint Laurent were to use a red sole on a red shoe, it would not infringe on Louboutin's trademark. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled that Louboutin was allowed to protect its brand against red-soled shoes produced by Yves Saint Laurent S.A.S., another Paris-based luxury designer, but it instructed the U.S. federal appeals court ruled today that the famous French luxury shoe designer was entitled to trademark protection of its signature fire-engine red soles, with certain limitations. 5, 2012— - Christian Louboutin gets to click his red-soled heels together in victory.Ī U.S. Buy 2 to get an additional 10% discount! Up to 50% Off.Sept. Buy 2 to get an additional 10% discount! Up to 50% Off.