美国最高法院允许维持原判 臀部植入的粉色是功能性的 而不是商标的 U.S. Supreme Court lets stand ruling that pink color for hip implants is functional, not trademarkable.

美国最高法院拒绝审查下级法院的一项裁决,该裁决维持取消CeramTec GmbH在陶瓷臀部植入器中使用的粉色颜色商标,允许CoorsTek生物毒理学公司继续销售其粉色植入物。 The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a lower court ruling that upheld the cancellation of CeramTec GmbH’s trademark for a pink color used in ceramic hip implants, allowing CoorsTek Bioceramics to continue marketing its pink implants. 该决定基于一种增强耐久性的氧化铬添加剂的颜色的功能来源,强化了功能特征不能被商标法垄断。 The decision, based on the color’s functional origin in a chromium oxide additive that enhances durability, reinforces that functional features cannot be monopolized via trademark law. CoorsTek自2014年起生产植入物, 表示色彩辅助器外科能见度较高, CoorsTek, which has produced the implants since 2014, says the color aids surgical visibility and contributes to better patient outcomes. 由于全球销售量超过600万个单位,这项裁决支持了矫形植入物的竞争和创新。 With over six million units sold globally, the ruling supports competition and innovation in orthopedic implants.