Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Castro v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

452 U.S. 941

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1981-06-15
Topic
general

“to protect consumers against deceptive designations of the origin of goods and, conversely, to enable producers to differentiate their products from those of others” | a feature of an item may “serve simultaneously as a functional component of a product and a trademark” | the source of the right sued upon, not the ground on which the federal jurisdiction is invoked, determines whether federal or state law applies | ornamental features may fill a consumer need without serving as a trademark even though such features may be nonutilitarian | defendant permitted to manufacture jewelry bearing plaintiffs mark

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Sup. Ct. Ill. Certiorari denied.