United States Supreme Court
TRAFFIX DEVICES, INC. v. MKTG DISPLAYS, INC., 99-1571
A mechanism for keeping portable signs erect in a high wind, which has not otherwise established secondary meaning in its trade dress, is a functional feature for which there is no trade dress protection, as shown by the fact that the expired patent was a utility patent.
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- Decided 03/20/2001
- Published 03/20/2001
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- United States Supreme Court