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Advertisement When is an Office Chair Design Famous? US Supreme Court Won't Hear Herman Miller's Trade Dress Appeal Regarding the Eames Chair Wednesday, March 10, 2021 The U.S. Supreme Court decided not to take up Herman Miller, Inc.’s appeal from a Ninth Circuit holding that partially overturned a jury verdict and held that Herman Miller’s popular Eames office chair (average retail price US$1,200) is not “famous” enough to qualify for trade dress dilution protection. [1] The Supreme Court’s denial of Herman Miller’s petition means the Ninth Circuit’s decision will s...

Eames Chairs Aeron Chair Herman Miller sued Office Star in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California for infringement and dilution of its registered and unregistered trade dress in the Eames and Aeron chair designs. A jury trial returned a verdict in favor of Herman Miller for its Eames design, finding that the Eames trade dress was non-functional and awarded nearly $3.4 million for willful trademark infringement and $3 million for dilution. The jury, however, found against Herman Miller for its Aeron design, finding that trade dress to be functional and not protectable, ...