Fourth circuit settles canine couture fight
November 14, 2007
Score one for the little guy (or pooch).
A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling today that kept Las Vegas-based Haute Diggity Dog and Ashburn, Va.-based Woofie’s Pet Boutique in business.
Luxury handbag maker Louis Vuitton had claimed Haute infringed on its trademark with “Chewy Vuiton” dog toys, but – as the AP puts it – the court “refused to bite.”
The AP reports:
Judge Paul V. Niemeyer found that Chewy Vuiton is “a joking and amusing parody” that “pokes fun at the elegance and expensiveness of a LOUIS VUITTON handbag.”
Read the full opinion here. (PDF)
And take note of some of Haute’s other parodies: Chewnel perfume and The Bark Street Journal.
-JACKIE SAUTER, Multimedia Editor
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