Legal Opinion
Trifari, Krussman & Fishel, Inc. v. B. Steinberg-Kaslo Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 11, 1956PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIMOCK, District Judge.
This is an action for copyright infringement and unfair competition involving the production and sale of costume jewelry. The specific article of jewelry covered by the copyright which plaintiff alleges is infringed by defendants’ allegedly similar piece is a pin representing a hansom cab. Plaintiff’s piece retails at $15 while defendants’ piece made both in pin and pendant form, sells for $1. The difference between pin and pendant is of no moment here and defendants’ product will be referred to as a pin.
The application now before me is plaintiff’s motion for a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- American Code Co. v. BensingerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
- Fleischer Studios, Inc. v. Ralph A. Freundlich, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Herbert Rosenthal Jewelry Corp. v. Edward and Lucy Kalpakian, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Uneeda Doll Co., Inc. v. Goldfarb Novelty Co., Inc. And Walgreen Eastern Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. v. Acadia CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- Scarves by Vera, Inc. v. United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- Gardenia Flowers, Inc. v. Joseph Markovits, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
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