Legal Opinion
Gardenia Flowers, Inc. v. Joseph Markovits, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 26, 1968No. 62 Civil 1713PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION, FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
LEVET, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Gardenia Flowers, Inc. (“Gardenia”), alleges infringement of seven copyrighted artificial flower corsages and a claim of unfair competition.
Both liability and damages on the copyright infringement claim were submitted; on the unfair competition claim, liability was tried but any question of resulting damages thereon was reserved.
THE COMPLAINT
The complaint alleges seven causes of action to the effect that plaintiff is the proprietor of a copyright in a specified “original work of art,” to wit, an artificial…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. And Henry Glass & Co. v. Martin Weiner Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Baker v. SeldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Nifty Foods Corporation v. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. And Pet IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- L. Batlin & Son, Inc. v. Jeffrey Snyder D/B/A J. S. N. Y. And Etna Products Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. v. DunnahooCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Russ Berrie & Co., Inc. v. Jerry Elsner Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
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