United States Third Circuit

Where plaintiff seeks protection for a series or line of products or packaging, rather than for the trade dress of a single product, the court first must decide whether there is a "consistent overall look" before considering distinctiveness and likelihood of confusion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/14/2000
• Published 12/14/2000

Judges

• Before ROTH and WEIS, Circuit Judges, SHADUR, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Roslyn S. Harrison, (Argued), Joseph F. Falgiani, Joan T. Pinaire, Nicholas Albano III, McCarter & English, LLP, Newark, NJ, Attorneys for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kathryn Miller Goldman, (Argued), Donna M.D. Thomas, Astrachan, Gunst, Goldman & Thomas, Baltimore, MD, Attorneys for Appellee.