Dental Equipment Firm Seeks High Court Guidance On Trademark Functionality Test

Mealey's (October 1, 2021, 10:09 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C.  — In a Sept. 16 petition for certiorari, a Swiss dental equipment company asks the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split over the proper guidelines for determining whether a product’s trademark or trade dress is functional and, therefore, unprotectable under the Lanham Act....