Legal Opinion
Wham-O, Inc. v. Paramount Pictures Corp.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided September 30, 2003No. C-03-4071 MHPPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Motion for Temporary Restraining Order
PATEL, Chief Judge.
On September 8, 2003, WHAM-O, Inc. (“plaintiff’) filed a complaint against Paramount Production Corporation and Happy Madison Productions (collectively “defendants”), focusing on defendants’ use of a particular WHAM-O product in the film “Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star” (“the film”). Plaintiff’s complaint states three claims for relief: one, a claim for infringement of a registered trademark in violation of section 32(1) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1114(1); two, a claim for unfair competition in violation of…
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