A US federal judge has refused to grant a preliminary injunction stopping footwear designer Yves Saint Laurent from selling shoes with a red sole. Footwearbiz.com reported in July that Christian Louboutin had filed a law suit asking the courts to stop Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) from launching its own collection of red-heeled shoes. But Southern District Judge Victor Marrero has ruled that Louboutin is unlikely to prevail in its claims against YSL, and, further, that if YSL moved for summary judgement that Louboutin’s trademark is invalid, he would grant it.

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