Legal Opinion

Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc. v. Toy Loft, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided September 3, 1982No. 81-7214PublishedCited by 143 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

The Toy Loft appeals from judgment of the district court, 489 F.Supp. 174, entered after a bench trial, granting Original Appalachian Artworks [OAA] damages for copyright infringement, injunctive relief against future copying and against infringement of trade dress, and $10,000 in attorneys’ fees. The Toy Loft asserts that the trial court erred in finding that OAA had a valid copyright and that the Toy Loft had infringed both that copyright and OAA’s distinctive “trade dress,” and also erred in awarding attorneys’ fees. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

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2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. Pullman-Standard v. SwintSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Wilma Virginia Ferguson v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  4. Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. And Henry Glass & Co. v. Martin Weiner Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
  5. Amstar Corporation v. Domino's Pizza, Inc. And Atlanta Pizza, Inc., Pizza Enterprises, Inc. And Pizza Services, Inc., Hanna Creative Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by143 opinions

  1. Lloyd Lieb, Trading as Specialized Cassettes v. Topstone Industries, Inc., and D. Robbins & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
  2. Liberty American Insurance Group, Inc. v. Westpoint Underwriters, L.L.C.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2001
  3. John H. Harland Company, Cross-Appellant v. Clarke Checks, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  4. Data General Corp. v. Grumman Systems Support Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  5. Leigh v. Warner Brothers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000

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