Legal Opinion
Five Platters, Inc. v. Purdie
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided July 9, 1976No. Civ. 73-462-BPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BLAIR, District Judge.
“The Platters” was the name of one of the most popular singing groups in the nineteen fifties. The plaintiff, Five Platters, Inc., claiming that it owns the exclusive right to use of the Platters name in association with a musical entertainment group, has sued Bernard Purdie and others claiming that the defendants have infringed its service mark and unfairly competed. Damage issues were tried to a jury which concluded, in effect, that the defendants were guilty of piracy. The court concurs in the jury’s canvass of events and will now assess the equitable claims…
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3Cited by34 opinions
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