Christian Louboutin has finally won his court case against Yves Saint Laurent. A New York Appeals Court said that the designer is able to use trademark protection for his label's red-soled shoes, except when the shoe itself is red. YSL's shoes in question were entirely red, from soles to uppers.
"The District Court's conclusion that a single colour can never serve as a trademark in the fashion industry was based on an incorrect understanding of the doctrine of aesthetic functionality and was therefore in error," the appeals judges wrote, Business Week reports.
In August last year, a New York court judge denied Louboutin the right to stop YSL from selling all red-sole pumps. He appealed against the ruling that same month.
"We welcome the decision of the Court of Appeals and will study today's ruling at great length," a statement from Louboutin read today. "We are extremely pleased and gratified that the Appellate Court found our key arguments to be correct: first that colour 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. As we have said throughout these proceedings and we reiterate now, especially in the light of this decision, we will continue to take all steps available to protect our trademark."
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