Originally Posted by Grasschopper
I think Bianchi's Celeste would be a classic example of color as a trademark.
i can see where you're coming from, but lots of companies make celeste colored items. bartape, tires, even deep vs. are we to believe that they are paying bianchi? or maybe the color is just different enough to get around the law.
anyhoo, i doubt sanrensho patented their blue, and if they did i think we can approximate it without running afoul of the lanham act. any law students out there?