Sarah Burstein on Nostr: Why does it matter? There are two types of trade dress: Product design and packaging. ...
Why does it matter? There are two types of trade dress: Product design and packaging. Product design can never be inherently distinctive; packaging can. So if it's packaging, TOB doesn't have to prove secondary meaning. If it's product design, TOB does have to prove secondary meaning.
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