Legal Opinion
Yellowfin Yachts, Inc. v. Barker Boatworks, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 7, 2018No. 17-11176PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
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Yellowfin Yachts, Inc. is a manufacturer of high-end fishing boats. Since 2000, Yellowfin has produced predominantly "center-consoled, open-fisherman styled boats" ranging between twenty-one and forty-two feet. According to Yellowfin, these boats all have the same "swept" sheer line, meaning a gently sloped "s"-shaped line that runs upward from the point at which a boat's hull intersects with the deck to the boat's lofted bow. This swept sheer line, described by Yellowfin as "unique," is the subject of its trade dress claims.
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(Twenty-four-foot Yellowfin boat.)
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