French Press Makers Argue Over Trade Dress Functionality In Supreme Court Briefs

(November 27, 2019, 11:56 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Nov. 7 brief, houseware maker Bodum USA Inc. tells the U.S. Supreme Court that a competitor’s petition for certiorari in a dispute over the trade dress of a Bodum French press coffee maker should be denied because the petitioner misstates controlling case law and is attempting to rehash the trial court’s ruling against it (A Top New Casting Inc. v. Bodum USA Inc., No. 19-462, U.S. Sup.)....