Legal Opinion
Concord Fabrics, Inc. v. Generation Mills, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 9, 1971No. 71 Civ. 750PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
FRANKEL, District Judge.
Plaintiff Concord Fabrics, Inc., seeks a preliminary injunction against alleged infringement by defendant, Generation Mills, Inc., of a copyrighted fabric design. Upon ex parte submissions describing its work as “a highly original design,” and claiming its huge sales would soon be shut off by the alleged infringement, plaintiff obtained a temporary restraining order dated February 19, 1971. For the reasons which follow, the motion for a preliminary injunction is denied.
The copyrighted design is composed of large alternating squares of Madras-type patterns and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. And Henry Glass & Co. v. Martin Weiner Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Alfred Bell & Co. Ltd. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Ideal Toy Corporation v. Fab-Lu Ltd. (Inc.) and David FaberCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Concord Fabrics, Inc. v. Marcus Brothers Textile Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Russ Berrie & Co., Inc. v. Jerry Elsner Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Past Pluto Productions Corp. v. DanaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Vogue Ring Creations, Inc. v. HardmanDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1976
- Kepner-Tregoe, Inc. v. Executive Development, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1999
- Gibson Tex, Inc. v. Sears Roebuck & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1998
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