2nd Circuit Affirms: Claimed Trade Dress Is Functional, Unprotectable

(November 6, 2017, 11:45 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge did not err in determining, following a bench trial, that a declaratory judgment plaintiff’s bag closure products do not infringe or dilute a competitor’s trade dress, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals concluded Nov. 2 (Schutte Bagclosures Inc. and Schutte Bagclosures B.V. v. Kiwk Lok Corporation, No. 16-2767, 2nd Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 21864)....

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