Case Name: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1999-10-04
Citations: 528 U.S. 808
Docket Number: No. 99-150
Parties: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 528
Pages: 808–809

Head Matter:
No. 99-150.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.

Opinion:
C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari granted limited to the following question:- "What must be shown to establish that a product's design is inherently distinctive for purposes of Lanham Act trade-dress protection?" Brief of petitioner is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Thursday, November 18, 1999. Brief of respondent is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Mon day, December 20, 1999. A reply brief, if any, is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Monday, January 10,2000. This Court's Rule 29.2 does not apply.