Legal Opinion
Factors Etc., Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 13, 1977No. 77 Civ. 4704 (CHT)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TENNEY, District Judge.
This is a companion action to Factors Etc., Inc. v. Creative Card Co., 444 F.Supp. 279 (S.D.N.Y.1977), in which an opinion was filed October 12, 1977 (“the Creative Card opinion”). The same plaintiffs, Factors Etc., Inc. (“Factors”) and Boxcar Enterprises, Inc., claiming to have the sole right to exploit through commercial souvenir merchandise the name and visage of the late Elvis Presley, are suing still another manufacturer of an allegedly infringing Presley poster, Pro Arts, Inc. (“Pro Arts”), and a retail distributor, The Stop and Shop Companies, Inc. (“Stop…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Harold Noel Arrowsmith, Jr. v. United Press InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co. v. Barnes & Reinecke, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Vanity Fair Mills, Inc. v. The T. Eaton Co. Limited and John David EatonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Factors Etc., Inc. And Boxcar Enterprises, Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc. And Stop and Shop Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Estate of Presley v. RussenDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1981
- Hicks v. Casablanca RecordsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- Factors Etc., Inc. v. Creative Card Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Lerman v. Chuckleberry Publishing, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1981
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