Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2013-02-01 15:18:15.121969+00
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Case: 12-10829   Date Filed: 02/01/2013   Page: 1 of 2

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              IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                      FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
                        ________________________

                              No. 12-10829
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                  D.C. Docket No. 3:10-cv-00978-RBD-JBT

MOBILE SHELTER SYSTEMS USA, INC.,

                      Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

GRATE PALLET SOLUTIONS, LLC,
Jacksonville, Florida,
THOMAS R. BUCK,
Individually, Jacksonville, Florida,

                      Defendants - Appellees.

                        ________________________

                 Appeal from the United States District Court
                     for the Middle District of Florida
                       ________________________

                              (February 1, 2013)

Before HULL, WILSON and HILL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:
              Case: 12-10829     Date Filed: 02/01/2013    Page: 2 of 2

      After thoroughly reviewing the briefs and record on appeal, and with the

benefit of oral argument, we discern no reversible error in the district court’s grant

of summary judgment in favor of Grate Pallet Solutions, LLC. Mobile Shelter

System USA, Inc.’s product features are functional; therefore, they do not receive

trade-dress protection under section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a).

See Dippin’ Dots, Inc. v. Frosty Bites Distribution, LLC, 369 F.3d 1197, 1202

(11th Cir. 2004) (holding that the features of a product’s design must be primarily

non-functional to receive trade-dress protection). The judgment of the district

court is affirmed.

      AFFIRMED.

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