Candy Colors

Dental materials company Mixpac’s use of “candy colors” on its mixing tip cylinders and helixes is functional, the Second Circuit ruled, and there can be no trade dress protection for its use of the colors on its products.

NEW YORK — Dental materials company Mixpac’s use of “candy colors” on its mixing tip cylinders and helixes is functional, the Second Circuit ruled, and there can be no trade dress protection for its use of the colors on its products.