Legal Opinion
I.P. Lund Trading ApS v. Kohler Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 6, 2000No. CIV. A. 97-10427-NGPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GERTNER, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This case goes to the heart of the question: What is the scope of trade dress protection that a product design may be afforded under the Lanham Act? 1 I.P. Lund Trading ApS (“Lund”) and Kroin Incorporated (“Kroin”) seek protection for what courts often call a “product configuration,” here a bathroom faucet known as the VOLA (“VOLA”). 2 The VOLA was designed by a Danish inventor nearly thirty years ago. Lund has owned and marketed the product since its inception. Kroin is its exclusive distributor in the United States.
Defendant Kohler…
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