Legal Opinion
Bretford Manufacturing, Inc. v. Smith System Manufacturing Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 8, 2005No. 03-3932PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Bretford makes a line of computer tables that it sells under the name Connections ™. Since 1990 many of these tables have featured one rather than two legs on each end. The leg supports a sleeve attached to a V-shaped brace, making it easy to change the table’s height while keeping the work surface stable. Although the sleeve and brace together look like a Y, Bretford calls it the V-Design table, and we employ the same usage. This illustration, from Bretford’s web site, shows the idea:
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Between 1990 and 1997 Bretford was the only seller of computer…
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