Legal Opinion
Royalty Designs, Inc. v. Thrifticheck Service Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 15, 1962PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREDERICK van PELT BRYAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Royalty Designs, Inc. (Royalty) is the owner of two copyright registrations (numbers Gpl6890 and ,Gpl6892) issued May 7, 1958 for plastic molded toy coin banks in the shape of dogs. One registration is for a bank in the shape of a Boxer and the other for a bank in the shape of a Cocker Spaniel. Plaintiff has manufactured and sold its copyrighted banks since November, 1957. Copyright notice is stamped on a metal plug which fits securely into an opening on the bottom of the banks.
Royalty sues for infringement of its registrations alleging that…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. And Henry Glass & Co. v. Martin Weiner Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Alfred Bell & Co. Ltd. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Joshua Meier Company, Inc. v. Albany Novelty Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Uneeda Doll Co., Inc. v. Goldfarb Novelty Co., Inc. And Walgreen Eastern Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Animal Fair, Inc. v. Amfesco Industries, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1985
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