Legal Opinion
Fabrication Enterprises, Inc. v. The Hygenic Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 22, 1995No. 846, Docket 94-7745PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAPLAN, District Judge.
The design of a product may serve at least two purposes. It may identify the source of the product, and it can serve a utilitarian purpose. The law of trade dress protects the public against confusion as to the source of a product where the confusion arises from similarity of packaging or design. If trade dress protection of product design goes too far, however, the public may be deprived of the benefits of robust competition by precluding use of utilitarian product features. In consequence, the doctrine of functionality limits the extent of trade dress protection of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Citibank, N.A. And Citicorp v. Citytrust and Citytrust Bancorp, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- John H. Harland Company, Cross-Appellant v. Clarke Checks, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Mana Products, Inc. v. Columbia Cosmetics Mfg., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
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- Geigtech E. Bay LLC v. Lutron Elecs. Co.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 2018
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