Christian Louboutin S.A. v. Yves Saint Laurent America Holding, Inc., No. 11-3303-cv
This record concerns a decision of a United States federal court of appeals in a trade mark dispute between two fashion houses over protection for a red lacquered sole on footwear. The record is a case note that sets out the background to the dispute and the question of trade mark protection for a colour. It is cited as a legal source and does not report empirical findings.
This record concerns a decision of a United States federal court of appeals in a trade mark dispute between two fashion houses over protection for a red lacquered sole on footwear. The record is a case note that sets out the background to the dispute and the question of trade mark protection for a colour. It is cited as a legal source and does not report empirical findings.
Written from the abstract as shown on the OpenAlex record, read 2026-11-04.
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Decided 5 September 2012; via a law firm summary. https://www.orrick.com/en/Insights/2012/10/Seeing-Red-When-Its-a-Trademark-and-When-Its-Not