No. 24A1236

CeramTec GmbH v. CoorsTek Bioceramics LLC, fka C5 Medical Werks, LLC

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2025-06-13
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: ceramic-components color-mark trade-dress trademark-functionality traffix-doctrine utility-patent
Key Terms:
Patent Trademark
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a trademark feature derived from an expired utility patent can be deemed functional under TrafFix when the patent does not demonstrate a specific functional advantage for that particular feature

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. :

Docket Entries

2025-06-25
Application (24A1236) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 20, 2025.
2025-06-11
Application (24A1236) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 21, 2025 to August 20, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.
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Attorneys

CeramTec GmbH
Jessica Lynn Ellsworth — Hogan Lovells US, LLP, Petitioner