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ASHLEY FURNITURE v. SANGIACOMO N.A. LTD.

No. 98-2228.

187 F.3d 363 (1999)

ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED, A Wisconsin corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SANGIACOMO N.A. LIMITED, a New Jersey Corporation; Carlo Bargagli-Stoffi, Defendants-Appellees. Drexel Heritage Furniture Company, Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: August 10, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: D. David Hill, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois, for Appellant. Gilbert Julian Andia, Jr., Rhodes, Coats & Bennett, L.L.P., Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: John J. Held, Thomas J. Wimbiscus, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois, for Appellant. C. Robert Rhodes, James L. Lester, Rhodes, Coats & Bennett, L.L.P., Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellees. Stephen M. Trattner, John J. Dabney, Trattner & Associates, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.

Before MICHAEL, MOTZ, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Judge KING joined.

OPINION

DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:

This case requires us to determine under what circumstances the configuration of a product can constitute inherently distinctive trade dress that is protectable under federal law. Because we conclude that a product's configuration qualifies as inherently distinctive trade...

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