Stormy Clime Ltd. v. Progroup, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1987-01-23

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JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge: This appeal concerns the application of the functionality defense in a trade dress infringement suit under section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125 (a) (1982), in which a manufacturer alleges that a competitor improperly copied the overall design of its product. The issue arises on an appeal by defenda…

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