Legal Opinion
Dior v. Milton
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 27, 1956PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHenry Clay Greenberg, J.
The picture which is portrayed by this motion to dismiss the amended complaint for insufficiency, or alternatively for other relief, is of far reaching importance to “ Fashion Houses ” and to the dress and allied trades generally. In legal contemplation the situation is of equal moment. The specific question posed is whether piracy of style is to receive the imprimatur of law in a case where there has been a disclosure of the style and design to a limited group of people under an agreement that they would not reveal or copy such styles and design.
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2Cases cited50 opinions
- A. L. A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- United States v. Colgate & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Associated Press v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Fashion Originators' Guild of America, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by65 opinions
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- Advance Watch Company, Limited v. Kemper National Insurance Company, the Travelers Indemnity Company of America, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Norwich Pharmacal Company v. Sterling Drug, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Electrolux Corp. v. Val-Worth, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1959
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