Legal Opinion
George Nelson Foundation v. Modernica, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 12, 2014No. Civil Action No. 13-3427PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM RE MOTION TO DISMISS
BAYLSON, District Judge.
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.1
The mystery of a name drives the plot in Puccini’s opera Tumadot. In the Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale about Rumpelstiltzken, correctly guessing his name releases the promise he had extracted from a young maiden that she would give him her first born child. Notwithstanding Shakespeare’s question, names are important.
Common law courts have long recognized that a person or entity can acquire a property right to a name by creating a protectable interest through…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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- Oswego Laborers' Local 214 Pension Fund v. Marine Midland Bank, N. A.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
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3Cited by18 opinions
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