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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc., 529 U.S. 205, 12 (2000)

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WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. SAMARA BROTHERS, INC.

Opinion of the Court

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We hold that, in an action for infringement of unregistered trade dress under § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, a product's design is distinctive, and therefore protectible, only upon a showing of secondary meaning. The judgment of the Second Circuit is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

It is so ordered.

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