Press Release: Judgment in Case C-163/16. Christian Louboutin and Christian Louboutin SAS v Van Haren Schoenen BV

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Series Details No.84, 2018 (12.06.18)
Publication Date 12/06/2018
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A mark consisting of a colour applied to the sole of a shoe is not covered by the prohibition of the registration of shapes.

Such a mark does not consist ‘exclusively of the shape’, within the meaning of the trade mark directive.

Source Link Link to Main Source https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2018-06/cp180084en.pdf
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