Legal Opinion
Scarves by Vera, Inc. v. United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 8, 1959PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDELSTEIN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a manufacturer of ladies’ scarves and blouses, has brought an action for copyright infringement and unfair competition against the defendants, a manufacturer of textile fabrics (United Merchants and Manufacturers, Inc.) and a retailer (Sears, Roebuck and Company). Each of the first three causes of action alleges the infringement of plaintiff’s copyrighted work of art, in the form of a silk screen painting, by the defendants’ publishing and placing on the market a copy of the work. A fourth cause of action alleges the infringement of the subject matter of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Maternally Yours, Inc. v. Your Maternity Shop, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Alfred Bell & Co. Ltd. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- L'Aiglon Apparel, Inc. v. Lana Lobell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
- Schreyer v. Casco Products Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Boston Professional Hockey Association, Inc. v. Dallas Cap & Emblem Mfg., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Federal-Mogul-Bower Bearings, Inc. v. AzoffCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
- Geisel v. Poynter Products Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Uneeda Doll Co., Inc. v. Goldfarb Novelty Co., Inc. And Walgreen Eastern Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Norris Industries, Inc. v. International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation and David L. Ladd, Register of CopyrightsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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