Legal Opinion
Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 22, 1983No. 82 Civ. 4259 (RWS)PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWEET, District Judge.
This is a dispute over two gorillas. Defendants Nintendo Co., Ltd., a Japanese corporation, and Nintendo of America, Inc. (referred to herein collectively as “Nintendo”), have moved for summary judgment to dismiss the trademark and unfair competition complaint of plaintiff Universal Studios, Inc. (“Universal”), a California corporation which seeks to enforce certain rights with respect to King Kong.
Nintendo’s gorilla appears in a video game named “Donkey Kong.” In the game, described in greater detail below, the player manipulates a little man past numer ous obstacles…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Lawlor v. National Screen Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United Drug Co. v. Theodore Rectanus Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- In re E. I. DuPont DeNemours & Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1973
- William Edwards v. Aetna Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- John Bates v. Long Island Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
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- University of Georgia Athletic Association, Etc. v. Bill Laite, Individually and D/B/A Bill Laite Distributing Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Exxon Corporation v. Oxxford Clothes, Inc. And Oxxford Clothes Xx, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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