BRUSSELS – French designer Christian Louboutin went to court in Netherlands to fight against the Dutch chain Van Haren from selling its own versions of high-heeled shoes with red soles, which are the trademark of his brand.
The battle was won by the designer and he seemed overwhelmed and thankful.
“The mark does not relate to a specific shape of sole for high-heeled shoes since the description of that mark explicitly states that the contour of the shoe does not form part of the mark and is intended purely to show the positioning of the red colour covered by the registration,” the ECJ said in a statement.
“The protection of Christian Louboutin’s red sole trademark is strengthened by the European Court of Justice,” Louboutin said in a statement.
“The red colour applied on the sole of a woman’s high heel shoe is a position mark, as Maison Christian Louboutin has maintained for many years.”
Red soles, forever!
