Monthly Archives: August 2011

Fashion Law, Trademark Law – Christian Louboutin’s trademark of red shoe soles runs into a stop sign

Fashion designer Christian Louboutin is well-known for designing shoes with red soles.  When YSL started selling shoes with red soles, Louboutin filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement and asked for an injunction (a court order preventing YSL from selling their … Continue reading

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Employment Law – Employees fired for Facebook or social media post fight back

With Facebook passing the 750 million member mark and other social media such as Google + gaining members at a rapid pace, it is becoming common for employees to be “friends” or connected with co-workers and even their supervisors.  Therefore, … Continue reading

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