Organisation: Christian Louboutin

China: What Rights Holders Need to Know About Trademark Prosecution

Featured in The Trademark Prosecution Review 2024

With rocketing levels of applications and registrations, it is crucial that brand owners and practitioners understand what makes China’s trademark prosecution process stand out and best practices for navigating it.

22 September 2023

Award-winning in-housers answer four simple questions

Department heads at some of the world’s biggest brands reveal what it takes to build a winning IP strategy.

31 August 2023

PTO decision rejecting Christian Louboutin’s ‘red sole’ position mark suspended

In a major victory for Christian Louboutin, the 13th Federal Court of Rio de Janeiro has granted a preliminary injunction suspending the PTO’s rejection of the ‘red sole’ position mark.

30 August 2023

“Thinking outside the box”: Christian Louboutin’s creative approach leads to year of major wins

Xavier Ragot, group general counsel and global data protection officer at Christian Louboutin, reveals how the company’s IP function turns global challenges into landmark successes.

04 August 2023

Legal Updates you may have missed: success stories for non-traditional marks

Each quarter WTR runs a series of pieces highlighting recent Legal Updates that you may have missed. To kick off the latest series, we look at cases where rights holders have successfully registered, defended or enforced their non-traditional trademarks.

10 July 2023

Position marks in Brazil: mixed fortunes for brand owners

The inconsistency of the Patent and Trademark Office’s decisions inaugurates a phase of uncertainty regarding the registration of position marks.

21 June 2023

WTR award winners revealed: industry elite celebrates in Singapore

Corporate trademark excellence has been celebrated at Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay, with the winners of this year’s WTR Industry Awards announced at an exclusive champagne reception.

18 May 2023

Appeal court protects Christian Louboutin’s ‘red sole’ mark in landmark ruling

The decision represents a significant victory for fashion companies and owners of position trademarks in Brazil. 

12 May 2023

Legal Updates you may have missed: when big brands take a blow

We continue our series highlighting recent Legal Updates you may have missed by looking at cases where big brands were defeated before the courts or the IP office.

19 April 2023

Scams, rankings and the EUIPO: top stories you may have missed

We reveal the most-read WTR articles of 2023 so far.

10 April 2023

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