February 2021

The Colors on a Rubik’s Cube are Nonfunctional? Really?

By Jeff Hermes

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter February 2021

TOPICS : Intellectual Property, Trademark

In this article, I will focus on one aspect of the report: the magistrate’s ruling that the coloration of the Rubik’s Cube is not functional, and therefore eligible for trade dress protection. Because, what?

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