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· 9/10/1996

InstyBit, Inc. v. Poly-Tech Industries, Inc.

Citations

  • 95 F.3d 663
  • 145 A.L.R. Fed. 701
  • 39 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1961
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 23464
  • 1996 WL 510077

How courts have described this case

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

  • explaining that “[c]onceptual distinctiveness is analyzed to determine whether a plaintiff’s mark is strong enough to merit trademark protection”
  • stating that trade dress is protected only when it is primarily nonfunctional
  • finding favorable reviews in special-interest magazines and survey evidence demonstrated the strength of plaintiffs trade dress

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Judges: McMillian, Gibson, Beam

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