Legal Opinion
DeClemente v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 29, 1994No. CV 91-3256 (ADS)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge:
This case concerns the origin of a best selling motion picture “The Karate Kid” and its two sequels, among other interesting is sues of intellectual property law. The plaintiff William J. DeClemente (“the plaintiff’ or “DeClemente”), now residing in New Jersey, claims he is the original Karate Kid, and has brought an action against the producers and distributor of the “The Karate Kid” films pursuant to sections 32(1) and 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114(1) and 1125(a), for service mark infringement, and pursuant to New York Civil…
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