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Somewhere between a well-recognized website design like Google’s home page and a fledgling e-commerce venture built with free web building software lives most other websites.  Depending on the investment in the development and the operator’s design ethic, some websites may display unique, distinctive portals that are key to attracting and retaining customers.  For those with a unique look, it might be possible that the “trade dress” of their sites – the unique look and feel – could be protectable, and therefore useful in fending off competitors who copy their online presence.

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