United States v. Iler

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• protective cover for round thermostat so arranged that essential operating and temperature controlling and indicating mechanisms are visible to operator
• protective cover for round thermostat functional, noting there are only so many basic shapes for a thermostat cover
• existence of multiple competing products similar in shape to applicant’s product may itself support a finding of functionality
• evidence that a design feature is common in the industry is highly pertinent to the existing functionality refusal
• evidence that a design feature is common in the industry is highly pertinent to the existing functionality refusal

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).