Legal Opinion
Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co. Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 29, 1985No. 82 Civ. 4259 (RWS)PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
From the outset, this case has involved two gorillas, King Kong and Donkey Kong, and the rights of their respective owners, plaintiff Universal City Studios, Inc. (“Universal”), and defendants Nintendo Co. Ltd. and Nintendo of America, Inc. (collectively “Nintendo”). Universal initially sought to enjoin Nintendo from selling its Donkey Kong electronic arcade game, claiming that the game infringed Universal’s rights in King Kong. With that issue resolved in favor of Nintendo by way of summary judgment, what remain are Nintendo’s counterclaims, which seek damages…
2Cases cited61 opinions
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- Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Universal City Studios, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. And Nintendo of America, Inc., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Eli Lilly and Co. v. Roussel Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1998
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