Legal Opinion
Bodum USA, Incorporated v. A Top New Casting Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 2019No. 18-3020PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Flaum, Circuit Judge.
Bodum USA, Inc. ("Bodum") produces and sells what design magazines and art museums have recognized as an iconically designed houseware product-the Chambord French press coffeemaker. Bodum sued A Top New Casting, Inc. ("A Top") for selling a French press that Bodum claimed infringes on its unregistered trade dress in the Chambord. After a five-day trial, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Bodum, finding that A Top had willfully infringed on Bodum's trade dress in the Chambord and awarding Bodum $ 2 million in damages. The district court denied A Top's post-trial motion…
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