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TRADE DRESS

23:47 May 3, 2017
English to Polish translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright
English term or phrase: TRADE DRESS
product's physical appearance, including its size, shape, color, design, and texture.In addition to a product's physical appearance, trade dress may also refer to the manner in which a product is packaged, wrapped, labeled, presented, promoted, or advertised, including the use of distinctive graphics, configurations, and marketing strategies. In intellectual property law, a Cause of Action for trade dress infringement may arise when the trade dress of two businesses is sufficiently similar to cause confusion among consumers. In such situations the business with the more established or recognizable trade dress will ordinarily prevail. Two remedies are available for trade dress infringement: injunctive relief (a court order restraining one party from infringing on another's trade dress) and money damages (compensation for any losses suffered by an injured business).
Like Trademarks, trade dress is regulated by the law of Unfair Competition. At the federal level, trade dress infringement is governed primarily by the Lanham Trademark Act (15 U.S.C.A. § 1051 et seq.); at the state level, it is governed by similar Intellectual Property statutes and various common-law doctrines. Both state and federal laws prohibit businesses from duplicating, imitating, or appropriating a competitor's trade dress in order to pass off their merchandise to unwary consumers.
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2zewnętrzna forma produktu
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wcześniej na Prozie
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trade dress
zewnętrzna forma produktu


Explanation:
W prawie amerykańskim ochronę zewnętrznej formy produktu, tzw. trade dress, która nie jest zarejestrowana jako znak towarowy, zapewnia art. 43a Lanham Act - https://goo.gl/QMiueY

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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-05-04 01:58:41 GMT)
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Type of Cases That Cone Within § 43(a) - http://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?ar... - page 18, 19

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Reference information:
Aug 18, 2003 - http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_polish/marketing/502218...

Dec 14, 2003 - http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_polish/law_patents/5942...

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