Legal Opinion
Tiseo Architects, Inc. v. SSOE, INC.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided May 8, 2006No. Civil 05-40215PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
GADOLA, District Judge.
This is an action for copyright infringement, 17 U.S.C. § 501, and violation of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125, resulting from Defendant SSOE, Inc.’s alleged copying of Plaintiff Tiseo Architects, Inc.’s architectural design for a shopping center. Before the Court is Defendant’s motion to dismiss, filed on September 27, 2005. A hearing was held on the matter on February 8, 2006. For the following reasons, the Court will deny the motion.
I. Background
In June of 2002, Plaintiff was hired to prepare the initial design required…
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