Legal Opinion
Ty Inc. v. Ruth Perryman
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 4, 2002No. 02-1771PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Ty Inc., the manufacturer of Beanie Babies, the well-known beanbag stuffed animals, brought this suit for trademark infringement against Ruth Perryman. Perryman sells second-hand beanbag stuffed animals, primarily but not exclusively Ty’s Beanie Babies, over the Internet. Her Internet address (“domain name”), a particular focus of Ty’s concern, is bargainbeanies.com. She has a like-named Web site (http://www.bargainbean-ies.com) where she advertises her wares. Ty’s suit is based on the federal antidilution statute, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(c), which protects “famous” marks from…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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