April 8, 2011, Christian Louboutin prosecution YVES SAINT LAURENT theft of their creative red-soled shoes.
April 7, Louboutin in New York filed a trademark infringement claim, alleging the use of red shoes YSL’s design in the infringement of intellectual property rights.
“Louboutin is the first President shoes used in the design in designer red sole defendant’s red shoes in the visual identity with the red background is very similar to the plaintiff, may cause confusion for the consumer public is a misleading and deceptive.”
Louboutin 2008 in the United States registered trademark red soles of January this year, when asked to stop using the red end of YSL, but did not get a response. The prosecution asked the court brand $ 1 million in damages, and ordered to stop production of all YSL red-soled shoes.
The footwear industry is not the first big brother was the other brand infringement, and in 2007 had sued the United States brands Oh Deer! Copying its red background design.
April 12, Christian Louboutin shoes sued another company Carmen Steffens copying their signature red sole design. This Brazilian company filed a counterclaim alleging that they produced since 1996 on the red soled shoes, and registered in the United States as early as Louboutin time.
“Carmen Steffens France for the brand has long been used in a particular color Carmen Steffens shoes sole position is very firm, including the occasional use of different shades of red.” Carmen Steffens Executive Council Chairman of the United States of Footwear News, said Mark Willingham. “Carmen Steffens France there are 250 models of shoes, of which only 3 used the red soles.”
April 20, Louboutin, Mr. Yves Saint Laurent in first public statement after the proceedings.
“Yves Saint Laurent brand I cherish great respect. Has had discussions with them, but no agreement, we have to resort to the law, I hold the company’s trademark red background design, if we are tolerated, will have more brands to copy our design, to the detriment of the reputation Louboutin red soled shoes in my red shoes until no one to define a brand of red shoes in the eyes of women around the world have been widely recognized for my brand’s unique identity. “