Legal Opinion
Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. v. Sangiacomo N.A. Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 10, 1999No. 98-2228PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Judge KING joined.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to determine under what circumstances the configuration of a product can constitute inherently distinctive trade dress that is protectable under federal law. Because we conclude that a product’s configuration qualifies as inherently distinctive trade dress if it is capable of functioning as a designator of an individual source of the product, we reverse the contrary ruling of the district court and…
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