to the good to which it is applied, the United States District Court for S.D. Iowa "found that farmers prefer to match their loaders to their tractor". Deere & Co. v. Farmhand, Inc., 560 F. Supp. 85, 98 (U.S. Dist. Court S.D. Iowa, 1982). Therefore, if Deere & Co. were awarded exclusive use of the John Deere green, its competitors would be disadvantaged by reasons unrelated to the functional quality or price of its products. Examples Notes TRIPs is an international treaty which sets down minimum standards of protection and regulation for most forms of intellectual property in all member countries of the WTO. References External links Welcome to the non-traditional Trade Mark Archives — the non-traditional trade marks archives of Ralf Sieckmann include i.a. a database of trade marks in the field of colour, sound, smell, motion, hologram, aroma, texture. The fresh version of Non-Traditional Trade Mark Archives under publications Color organizations Intellectual property law Trademark law