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THOMAS & BETTS CORP. v. PANDUIT CORP.

No. 94C2656.

108 F.Supp.2d 976 (2000)

THOMAS & BETTS CORP. and THOMAS & BETTS HOLDINGS, INC., Plaintiffs, v. PANDUIT CORP., Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

July 18, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc Fogelberg, McBride Baker & Coles, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Sidney David, Stephen F. Roth, Renee M. Robeson, J. Kirkland Douglass, Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP, Westfield, NJ, Of Counsel for Plaintiff.

Roy E. Hofer, Gary Ropski, John T. Gabrielides, Scott J. Slavick, Nicholas G. de la Torre, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, Chicago, IL, for Defendant.

Robert A. McCann, Panduit Corp, Tinley Park, IL, Of Counsel for Defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

DENLOW, United States Magistrate Judge.

In 1999, Congress enacted the Trademark Amendments Act of 1999 (the "Amendment" or "TAA"), which amended the Lanham Act by requiring parties claiming infringement of unregistered trade dress to bear the burden of proving non-functionality as part of their prima facie case. 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)(3). Plaintiffs Thomas & Betts Corporation and Thomas & Betts Holdings...

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