· 11/9/1987
Edmund A. Rachel, AKA Peter Rachel, D/B/A Wildlife Interiors, Plaintiff v. Banana Republic, Inc., Fisher Development, Inc., and the Gap, Inc.
Citations
- 831 F.2d 1503
- 4 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1877
- 9 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 612
- 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 14816
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- holding that \[a] product feature is functional if it is essential to the product's use\
- \purpose of a supersedeas bond is to secure the appellees from a loss resulting from the stay of execution\
- “The purpose of a 19 supersedeas bond is to secure the appellees from a loss resulting from the stay of execution 20 and a full supersedeas bond should therefore be required.”
- “The issue of functionality has been consistently treated as a question of fact.”
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Judges: Choy, Alarcon, O'Scannlain
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