Legal Opinion
Laureyssens v. Idea Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 15, 1992No. Nos. 686, 846, Dockets 91-7869, 91-7917PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Chief Judge:
At issue in this trade dress and copyright infringement case are the similarities between two sets of foam rubber puzzles. The puzzles produced by the parties contain six pieces with a variety of notches cut into each of their four edges. By interlocking the notched edges, the puzzles can be assembled either in a flat form in a rectangular frame or into a three-dimensional hollow cube. The more intrepid puzzler can piece together more challenging multi-puzzle combinations such as a larger cube or other three-dimensional figures including a beam of two or three cubes joined…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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