Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 22, 2000
Full case name	Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.
Citations	529 U.S. 205 ( more )
Holding
Product design is not inherently distinctive trade dress.
Court membership
Chief Justice William Rehnquist Associate Justices John P. Stevens  · Sandra Day O'Connor Antonin Scalia  · Anthony Kennedy David Souter  · Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader Ginsburg  · Stephen Breyer
Case opinion
Majority	Scalia, joined by unanimous

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc., 529 U.S. 205(2000), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that product design is not inherently distinctive trade dress. ^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Two Pesos, Inc. v. Taco Cabana, Inc.

References

1. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc., 529 U.S. 205 (2000).
2. "Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.: The Supreme Court Steps Back from Two Pesos and Requires Secondary Meaning in All Product Design Trade Dress Cases". Santa Clara High Tech. L. J. 17: 365.

External links

• Text of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc., 529 U.S. 205(2000) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia