On Fri, 3 Mar 2000, David Hale <dhale[_at_]aggt.com> wrote:
>
> This may be slightly off-topic, but does anyone have any thoughts
> on protecting boat hulls as trademarks? Many boats are distinctive
> enough to be instantly recognizable to at least the boating public,
> and their design is instantly linked in the mind to a particular
> manufacturer. Any thoughts?
David's post is quite timely, for the Supremes have agreed to hear a case involving trade dress protection for product configuration. They granted certoriari to a Second Circuit decision involving trade dress protection for clothing designs with a particular type of collar and appliques, if I'm remembering correctly. At issue is the appropriate test for establishing "inherent distinctiveness" of a product configuration. As I recall, there are a bevy of amicus briefs on file.
Apologies for being off-topic, but does anyone know the status of the case?
Greg Ikonen
gikonen[_at_]vlg.com
Received on Sat Mar 04 2000 - 21:37:50 GMT
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