Legal Opinion
Fasa Corporation and Virtual World Entertainment v. Playmates Toys, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 6, 1997No. 96-1554PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
In this case, we brush against the futuristic universe known as Battletech, where humans powering robots wage a seemingly never-ending war against a race of genetically altered humanoids. We say “brush against,” because the question remaining in the case after the district court’s careful opinion disposing of FASA’s claims of copyright and trademark infringement, dilution, unfair competition, and tortious interference with prospective business advantage in Playmates’ favor is all- too familiar in our own world: should the district court have granted attorneys’…
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