Legal Opinion
Knitwaves, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Lollytogs Ltd. (Inc.) D/B/A French Toast, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 13, 1995No. 1208, 1392, Dockets 94-7968, 94-9024PublishedCited by 331 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves principles of copyright and trade dress as applied to the design of children’s sweaters. Specifically, it involves the evaluation of “substantial similarity” of clothing designs under the Copyright Act; the “inherent distinctiveness” of trade dress under the Lanham Act when the dress involved is not packaging or labeling but a product’s features; and various issues involving remedies, particularly the award of attorney’s fees, under the Copyright Act.
In 1990, Knitwaves, Inc., a manufacturer of children’s knitwear, introduced its “Ecology Group”…
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