Legal Opinion

M.W. Kasch Co. v. United States

United States Court of International Trade

Decided July 10, 1986No. 86-05-00579PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion & Order

AQUILINO, Judge:

The plaintiffs commenced this action to obtain the release of goods detained by the U.S. Customs Service and to enjoin the Commissioner of Customs “from issuing a determination that the copyright registration for JRL Toys for its ‘LONELY PUPPY’ is invalid or that the ‘LONELY PUPPY’ is a piratical copy of Tonka Corp.’s copyrighted ‘POUND PUPPY’”, to quote from their complaint’s prayer for relief.

Background

According to the complaint, M.W. Kasch Co. is the importer of record of the merchandise at issue herein. The Tsaisun Inc. d/b/a JRL Toys (“JRL”) is alleged to…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States v. Uniroyal, Inc.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1982
  2. United States Cane Sugar Refiners' Ass'n v. BlockCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1982
  3. Vivitar Corporation v. The United States, and 47th Street Photo, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
  4. Olympus Corporation v. United States, K Mart Corporation, Intervenor-Appellee, 47th Street Photo, Inc., Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  5. Coalition to Preserve the Integrity of American Trademarks v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. CDCOM (U.S.A.) International, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of International Trade · 1997
  2. Sunshine Int'l Trading, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of International Trade · 2013

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