Shoemaker Christian Louboutin wins EU battle over red soles
French luxury shoemaker Christian Louboutin has won a European Union court battle over trademarking his signature red-soled shoes. In 2010, Louboutin sued rival Dutch shoemaker Van Haren in the Netherlands after it sold similar shoes. The legal dispute centred on whether Louboutin's trademark involved a shape or a colour as companies cannot trademark common shapes of products under EU law.