Legal Opinion
WarnerVision Entertainment Inc. v. Empire of Carolina Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 12, 1996No. 95 Civ. 9386 (HB)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BAER, District Judge:
Plaintiff has moved by Order to Show Cause for a preliminary injunction and recall order barring defendants from marketing toy vehicles under the unregistered trademark REAL WHEELS and related trade dress. Defendants have similarly moved for a preliminary injunction barring plaintiffs use of the REAL WHEELS mark and trade dress in the toy vehicle market. For the reasons that follow, plaintiffs motion is granted and defendant’s motion is denied.
I. Background
Plaintiff WarnerVision Entertainment Incorporated (WarnerVision) obtained rights to the REAL WHEELS…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Two Pesos, Inc. v. Taco Cabana, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Polaroid Corporation v. Polarad Electronics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Abercrombie & Fitch Company v. Hunting World, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Tom Doherty Associates, Inc. D/B/A Tor Books v. Saban Entertainment, Inc. And Saban International N.V.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Doe Lang, Petitioner/defendant-Appellant v. Retirement Living Publishing Co., Inc., Respondent/plaintiff-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by11 opinions
- Planetary Motion, Inc. v. Techsplosion, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- Warnervision Entertainment, Inc. v. Empire of Carolina, IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- American Express Co. v. GoetzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
- S Industries, Inc. v. Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1998
- Lucent Information Management, Inc. v. Lucent Technologies, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1997
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.