Legal Opinion
North Coast Industries v. Jason Maxwell, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1992No. 91-15142PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendant in a copyright infringement action. The dispute is between two competing manufacturers of women’s clothing. Plaintiff-appellant North Coast Industries has a copyright on the design in question. The design is a geometric arrangement of color blocks banded in heavy lines, used by the plaintiff on the front of pullover tops. Plaintiff filed this action for copyright infringement, under 17 U.S.C. § 501 (1988), against the defendant-appellee Jason Maxwell, Inc., after the defendant began selling…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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