Christian Louboutin’s Distinctive Red Soles Are A Valid Trademark
Since 1992, Louboutin painted the outsoles of his women’s high-heeled shows with a high-gloss red lacquer. He registered the mark in the USPTO in 2008 and now the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in...
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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York (2nd Circuit) reversed a lower court ruling which applied the wrong standard for determining whether a work was transformative under the Copyright Act’s...
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In Cariou v. Prince et al., 714 F.3d 694 (2nd Cir. 2013) (Available Here), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found that the Copyright Act does not require that the secondary or...
View ArticleChristian Louboutin’s Distinctive Red Soles Are A Valid Trademark
Since 1992, Louboutin painted the outsoles of his women’s high-heeled shows with a high-gloss red lacquer. He registered the mark in the USPTO in 2008 and now the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in...
View ArticleTransformative Work Need Not Include Commentary To Be Classified As...
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York (2nd Circuit) reversed a lower court ruling which applied the wrong standard for determining whether a work was transformative under the Copyright Act’s...
View ArticleUse of Photograph, Transformed by Artist into Paintings and Collages, is...
In Cariou v. Prince et al., 714 F.3d 694 (2nd Cir. 2013) (Available Here), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found that the Copyright Act does not require that the secondary or...
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