· 6/19/1995
Jeffrey Milstein, Inc., D/B/A Paper House Productions v. Greger, Lawlor, Roth, Inc., D/B/A Triangle Enterprises
Citations
- 58 F.3d 27
- 35 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1284
- 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 15539
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the plaintiff was seeking trade dress protection for a “generalized idea”
- dismissing unfair competition claim under New York law because parties conceded there was no bad faith
- \[T]he essence of unfair competition under New York common law is the bad faith misappropriation of the labors and expenditures of another.\
- “Although each element of a trade dress individually might not be inherently distinctive, it is the combination of elements that should be the focus of the distinctiveness inquiry.”
- “Although each element of a trade dress individually might not be inherently distinctive, it is the combination of elements that should be the focus of the distinctiveness inquiry.”
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Judges: Newman, Van Graafeiland Cabranes
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