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Jul 30, 2012
Deborah J. Peckham, Burns & Levinson LLP, USA
First published in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Issue 18 June 2012

How Might Shoe Soles Impact Mobile Iconography


Deborah J. Peckham, Burns & Levinson LLP, USA, First published in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Issue 18 June 2012Recently, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in Louboutin v. Yves Saint Laurent – an appeal that considers (or some might say re-considers) the protectability of a single color as a trademark to identify the source of a product or service. Among other arguments, the case considers whether granting a monopoly on a specific color might have an anticompetitive impact on the ability of a competitor to use the same or similar color. Specifically, some have argued that  read more