Legal Opinion

Irving J. Dorfman Co. v. Borlan Industries, Inc.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided September 4, 1969No. C. A. 1833-69PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LASKER, District Judge.

This is a motion for a preliminary injunction to enjoin an alleged infringement of a copyright covering a lace design. Jurisdiction is vested in this court by 17 U.S.C. § 112 and 28 U.S.C. § 1338.

Plaintiff, Irving J. Dorfman, Inc. (hereinafter “Dorfman”), a New York corporation, is a dealer in laces, the laces being manufactured for it by others. Defendant, Borlan Industries, Inc. (hereinafter “Borlan”), also a New York corporation, is a manufacturer or converter of laces. The two firms are in direct competition with each other, as they originate lace designs,…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. And Henry Glass & Co. v. Martin Weiner Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
  3. Brattleboro Publishing Co. v. Winmill Publishing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
  4. Gerlach-Barklow Co. v. Morris & Bendien, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
  5. Uneeda Doll Co., Inc. v. Goldfarb Novelty Co., Inc. And Walgreen Eastern Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Louis Gaste and Les Editions Louis Gaste v. Morris Kaiserman A/K/A Morris Albert, and Fermata International Melodies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
  2. Meredith Corporation v. Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1974
  3. Gianni Cereda Fabrics, Inc. v. Bazaar Fabrics, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1971
  4. Bernstein v. Universal Pictures, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1974
  5. Bicentennial Commission v. Olde Bradford Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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