Paris Hilton wants people to take a walk in her shoes for once ... but it could cost her in court -- a New York shoe company says the heiress' new line of footwear is a complete rip off.
According to docs filed last week in Seattle, a company called Gwyneth Shoes is suing Paris over part of her new shoe design -- a heart-shaped pad on the insole -- claiming the idea was theirs first.
Gwyneth Shoes claims they filed to patent the heart cushion idea back in 2007 -- months before Paris' shoes launched in February 2008.
Gwyneth Shoes is suing for trademark and patent infringement ... and get this: they want Paris to hand over every last one of the allegedly infringing shoes -- which probably number in the thousands.
12/30/2009 8:32 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF
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PARIS DOESN'T STEAL I LOVE HER! I LIKE THIS STORY ABOUT HER SHOES BETTER! http://laurenbulbin.blogspot.com/2010/02/paris-hilton-new-collection.html
GO READ THAT :P
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PISCES
December 30, 2009
Expect some praise from someone a few steps removed from your daily life. It's always nice to get recognition, but this may come with some added benefits. Make sure to acknowledge your pride!
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Who cares when they're on your feet no one can see it anyway!
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Do women go to a department store and buy shoes that were designed by Paris hilton? who does that?
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They only want back the ones she used. They plan to market a new fragrance.
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No f***ing way, retarded patents. Funny how it says they filed to patent, it doesn't mean they actually got a patent. Who the hell files a patent on a heart in a shoe? The shoes dont even look anything alike, nor does the heart look anything alike. Ya, how bout Crocs filing a patent for the holes they have in their shoes. Then they can say "OMG you have holes in your shoes, we patented it! SUE!!"
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Looks like an attempted cash grab.
The heart is a universal emblem and unless they drew the exact same size heart and style, they are sol.
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I have a ton of Paris Hilton shoes and they are usually very well designed, with a lot of attention to detail.
But they are exactly to size, so if you have fat feet be sure to order the next size up lol.
Amazon . com carries some of her shoes too.
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They would have to sue Antebi footwear which is the manufacturer, not Paris Hilton herself.Never heard of Gwynneth footwear but Antebi has been around for a long time, and they would presumably know how to avoid copyright infringements.
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Her heart in the shoes looks completely different from the other company's.
The Paris heart is more stylized and modern and the placement on the shoe is also different.
The heart color is also a different shade of pink.
Antebi is using the pink which is generally associated with Paris, customers would know the difference.
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If "Pink Hearts" is trademark-able, I think Lucky Charms Cereal has a legitimate beef with both of these designers. SCANDAL!!
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Paris Hilton tweeted tonight that she was having fun skiing all day today in Aspen.
She also said she was going to bed early so they could ski some more in the morning.
So it doesn't look like she is losing sleep over a nuisance lawsuit.
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Just wondering if the shoe company that's suing her is having financial problems in this economy?
PH has had a heart in her shoes for at least two years, and it occurs to them only now to sue?
Seems a bit weird.
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