Legal Opinion
American Express Co. v. Goetz
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 4, 2008No. Docket 06-2184-cvPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Per curiam
Many might associate the phrase MY LIFE. MY CARD, with advertisements for the American Express credit card featuring celebrity cardholders like Robert De Niro and Tiger Woods. But before American Express Co. (American Express) made the phrase famous, Stephen Goetz, the president of Gardner Design Group, LLC (Goetz), used a virtually identical slogan in a sales pitch to credit card companies. Goetz’s idea was to personalize credit cards by reproducing photographs selected by cardholders on the face of their cards. In search of clients, Goetz sent proposals to various credit card companies,…
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