Trademark Law | Expert Legal Commentary
February 25, 2008
Haute Diggity Dog Court Applies Tests in Determining What a Successful Parody Is
Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A. v. Haute Diggity Dog, L.L.C.
By
Jeffrey J. Zuber of Zuber & Taillieu and D. Dennis La
The case Louis Vuitton Malletier v. Haute Diggity Dog, 507 F.3d 252 (4th Cir. 2007) was the first case an appellate court heard under the Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006 (TDRA). Though the TDRA generally favors companies like Louis Vuitton that try to protect their famous trademarks from dilution, the Haute Diggity Dog court affirmed the lower court’s decision against Louis Vuitton, finding that the defendant’s successful parody would not dilute the Louis Vuitton brand.
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About the Author
Jeffrey J. Zuber is a Partner of Zuber & Taillieu, focusing on intellectual property litigation and arbitration.
