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As the sibling said, trade dress and marks are used, as is copying of the appearance - so there's torts there.

There are usually wider issues of public safety that come along for the ride; tortuous malfeasants are prone to criminal actions - like goods that don't meet fire safety standards (or RF interference requirements, etc., but has the requisite marks), etc..




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