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In United States trademark law, the functionality doctrine prevents manufacturers from protecting specific features of a product by means of trademark law. This separates trademarks from patents — trademarks serve to protect a firm's reputation and goodwill, whereas patents serve to protect processes, machines, and material inventions.

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