Legal Opinion
Factors Etc., Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 11, 1982No. 77 Civ. 4704 (CHT)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TENNEY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Factors Etc., Inc. (“Factors”) and Boxcar Enterprises, Inc. (“Boxcar”) brought this action alleging that defendants Pro Arts, Inc. (“Pro Arts”) and Stop and Shop Companies, Inc. (“Stop and Shop”) infringed their exclusive right to exploit the name and likeness of Elvis Presley. The Court granted plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction, 444 F.Supp. 288 (S.D.N.Y.1977), and the Second Circuit affirmed, 579 F.2d 215 (2d Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 908, 99 S.Ct. 1215, 59 L.Ed.2d 455 (1979) (“Factors I”). The Court subsequently entered summary…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Factors Etc., Inc. And Boxcar Enterprises Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc. And Stop and Shop Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Vandenbark v. Owens-Illinois Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Follette v. BurgosSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Veryfine Products, Inc. v. Phlo Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2000
- Factors Etc., Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1983