Legal Opinion
Ty, Inc. v. GMA Accessories, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 8, 1997No. 96 C 8465PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
NORGLE, District Judge:
“All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.” George Orwell, Animal Farm, ch. 10 (1945). Perhaps Plaintiff Ty, Inc. (“Ty”) would agree.
Before the court is Ty’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Expedited Discovery. For the following reasons, the motion is granted.
I. BACKGROUND 1
Ty manufactures “Squealer the Pig” (“Ty Pig”) and “Daisy the Cow” (“Ty Cow”), soft-sculptured “bean, bags” which Ty sells as part of its “The Beanie Babies Collection” (“Beanie Babies”). . Ty is the owner of registered copyrights for both of those bean…
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