TrafFix Devices, Inc. v. Marketing Displays, Inc.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 2001-03-20

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Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court. Temporary road signs with warnings like “Road Work Ahead” or “Left Shoulder Closed” must withstand strong gusts of wind. An inventor named Robert Sarkisian obtained two utility patents for a mechanism built upon two springs (the dual-spring design) to keep these and other outdoor signs upright despite adverse…

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