Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.
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|Litigants=Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.
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|DecideDate=March 22
|DecideYear=2000
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|USVol=529
|USPage=205
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|Holding=Product design is not inherently distinctive trade dress.
|Majority=Scalia
|JoinMajority=unanimous
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc., {{ussc|volume=529|page=205|year=2000|el=no}}, was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that product design is not inherently distinctive trade dress.{{ussc|name=Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.|volume=529|page=205|year=2000}}.{{Cite journal |title=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 |url=https://www.htlj.org/htlj-print/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/ |journal= Santa Clara High Tech. L. J. |language=en-US |volume=17 |pages=365}}
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Category:2000 in United States case law
Category:United States Supreme Court cases
Category:United States Supreme Court cases of the Rehnquist Court
Category:United States trade dress case law
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