Legal Opinion
Burck v. Mars, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 23, 2008No. 08 Civ. 1330(DC)PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHIN, District Judge.
This is the case of The Naked Cowboy versus The Blue M & M.
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Plaintiff Robert Burck is a street entertainer” who performs in New York City’s Times Square as The Naked Cowboy, wearing only a white cowboy hat, cowboy boots, and underpants, and carrying a guitar strategically placed to give the illusion of nudity. He has registered trademarks to “The Naked Cowboy” name and likeness.
Beginning in April 2007, defendants Mars, Incorporated (“Mars”) and Chute Gerdeman, Inc. (“Chute”) began running an animated cartoon advertisement on two oversized video…
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