Legal Opinion
Ross Products, Inc. v. New York Merchandise Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 24, 1965PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, District Judge.
This is an action for copyright infringement seeking damages and a permanent injunction. Both plaintiff and defendant sell almost identical models of an inflatable vinyl toy in the shape of a baseball catcher which serves as a target for aspiring young pitchers. An employee of plaintiff created the item, possibly in collaboration with a Japanese citizen, and arranged to have it manufactured in Japan. In October 1963, the Japanese manufacturer, apparently with plaintiff’s acquiescence, placed several hundred dozen catchers on sale in Japan and displayed the model at a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Olga Zdanok v. The Glidden Company, Durkee Famous Foods Division, Frank T. Alexander v. The Glidden Company, Durkee Famous Foods DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Dictograph Products Company, Inc. v. Sonotone Corporation, Emil Henry Greibach and S. Michael PinelesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Dictograph Products Co. v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Sidney Hirshon v. United Artists CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Advisers, Incorporated v. Wiesen-Hart, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc. v. Toy Loft, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- State v. HaleNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1974
- Russ Berrie & Co., Inc. v. Jerry Elsner Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Slowinski v. Valley Nat. BankNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1993
- Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc. v. The Toy Loft, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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