"Louboutin On The Toes Again" *

*(quote from the song "Send it up" by Kanye West)

Now that the advocate general at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has handed down his second opinion, on whether the red sole trade mark is inaccordance with EU law, I feel it is time to look into the history of red sole lawsuits, for all those who got a bit confused over the years as to what has been decided by whom, where and why.

Whilst we probably all agree that we want to own as many of them as possible, because Louboutin's red soles are the ultimate luxury accessory for the female wardrobe, or "shoe goals" as the younger generation would put it, rarely has any other sign caused so much disagreement and confusion over its registrability and enforceability as a trade mark.