Legal Opinion
Eden Toys, Inc. v. Marshall Field & Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 31, 1982No. 176, Docket 81-7358PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a summary judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Gagliardi, J., dismissing Eden Toys’ copyright infringement action. We affirm.
I
Eden Toys, Inc. is a nationally known manufacturer of stuffed, plush toys. In 1971, Eden designed and began to manufacture a stuffed toy snowman. This snowman (Snowman I) was two feet tall, had a diamond shaped body, rosy cheeks, a large hat and tattersall scarf. Eden copyrighted Snowman I in 1973. In 1978, Eden revised its snowman design, creating a smaller version…
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