Legal Opinion
Tie Tech, Inc. v. Kinedyne Corporation, a New Jersey Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 11, 2002No. 00-35815PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns the validity of a product configuration trademark for the SAFECUT ® “web-cutter” device. The issue presented is whether summary judgment was appropriate on grounds that the design is functional and therefore not pro-tectible as a trademark. Underlying this question is the evidentiary role of a trademark registration in such a proceeding. We affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment against the trademark holder because the product design is not fanciful, but instead wholly functional, and consequently cannot have trademark…
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