Louboutin loses to YSL in battle of red soles

 

NEW YORK - fight with the popular French king Christian Louboutin shoes exclusive right to the red soles on shoes get thrown court victory Wednesday at rival Yves Saint Laurent.
The legal battle in court in New York built two fashion trends in a bitter struggle for what Louboutin said that his soul is overly expensive shoes - Scarlet signature soles.
The federal court, U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero ruled that Louboutin - although widely recognized for his pioneering use of red shoes - can YSL competitors to do the same tracks.
"Because the color of the fashion industry is decorative and aesthetic functions vital to tough competition, the Court considers that it is unlikely to prove her Louboutin red sole trademark is entitled to trademark protection," said Marrero, who revealed himself as an ardent admirer of sexy heels.
Million Suit for "trademark infringement, unfair competition and false designation of origin" was filed in April in New York say that many of YSL shoes would mislead consumers familiar with the Scarlet Louboutin's soles.
Louboutin lawyer told AFP he was "deeply disappointed."
"Although the court agreed that the only red Louboutin brand was famous and known, he seems to conclude," sua sponte "in the fashion industry would not be possible to use one color as a trademark," Harley Lewin says.
"We are currently evaluates all alternatives."