· 5/23/2003
Shire US Inc. v. Barr Laboratories Inc.
Citations
- 329 F.3d 348
- 66 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1837
- 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 10363
- 2003 WL 21205385
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- “The functionality doctrine ‘accommodates the twin purposes behind the Lanham Act. It protects the manufacturer (and the consumer) from the copying of those features that signify a product’s source (and quality
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Judges: Alito, Fuentes, Greenberg
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