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Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Reactions as Donald Trump might get sued after he copied Christian Louboutin Red Bottom Shoes as infringement of Christian Louboutin‘s trademark for his sneakers.
Over the weekend, he debuted gold sneakers he’s selling for up to $400 a pair.. They have already reportedly sold out.
The gaudy kicks are intending to help him raise cash to fund massive legal costs, which include the fraud case damages and another $83 million he owes after being found liable for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll.
He also has millions in legal fees associated with his upcoming legal trials.
Cardona warns the sneakers might take him back to court. Donald Trump may have risked a lawsuit by shilling gold sneakers to help pay his mounting legal fees, a CNN analyst said Monday.
Maria Cardona explained that, as a “shoe diva,” she knows the ins and outs of copyright law when it comes to high-end brands such as Christian Louboutin.
“When I looked at this, I said, this is yet another lawsuit in the making,” Cardona told Wolf Blitzer, specifically referencing the red sole the former president’s new shoes have.
Louboutin used an assistant’s red nail polish to design the shoe in 1993 and has fought for rights to the red sole in several trademark lawsuits around the world. The design has since expanded from women’s heels to red-soled shoes for both men and women, including men’s sneakers and high-tops.
CNN political commentator Maria Cardona also believes that Trump is risking a lawsuit with the shoes and called the former president a “fraudster” because of it.
Louboutin has challenged other shoemakers over their designs, particularly their use of red soles. In 2011, Louboutin sued Yves Saint Laurent after the latter brand created a monochrome red shoe that included a red sole. A year later, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that although Louboutin’s trademark red sole was protected, the protection didn’t extend to when the shoe was red as well and Yves Saint Laurent was allowed to make and sell the red shoes.
However, Trump’s new high-top shoes aren’t red, although the red sole does extend around the rubber edge of the shoe. Newsweek could not find evidence of a pending lawsuit or cease-and-desist letter from Louboutin over Trump’s shoe brand. Newsweek reached out to Trump’s campaign and Christian Louboutin’s press office by email for comment on Monday afternoon.
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