Black & Decker Corp. v. Dunsford

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “Snakelight” is descriptive of a light fixture that can be bent or coiled
• $16,000 per year in sales characterized as “minimal commercial activity” insufficient to establish secondary meaning
• “‘To establish secondary meaning, a manufacturer must show that, in the minds of the public, the primary significance of a product feature or term is to identify the source of the product rather than the product itself.’ ”
• rejecting claim of secondary meaning on motion for summary judgment

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).