DuetsBlog reports that December appears to have been an unusually active month for non-traditional product configuration trademark filings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In what “may be a year end rush at the USPTO,” applicants have filed to register the trade dress of product configurations such as green egg-shaped barbecue smokers and grills, candy in the shape of ice chips, pistol shapes, and the lacing pattern of a pouch. Read the full article here.

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