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213414P.pdf 11/15/2022 Pocket Plus, LLC v. Pike Brands, LLC
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 21-3414
and No: 22-1304
and No: 22-1396
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Cedar Rapids
[PUBLISHED] [Gruender, Author, with Melloy and Erickson, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Lanham Act. The district court did not err in granting
defendant's motion for summary judgment as plaintiff's trade dress for its
runner's pouch is functional and therefore not protectible by trademark
law; the district court did not err in finding this was an exceptional
case for the purposes of awarding defendant attorneys' fees; the district
court did not abuse its discretion by reducing the amount of attorneys'
fees defendant requested.