Legal Opinion
Georgia Lee Miller Roulo, Cross-Appellant v. Russ Berrie & Co., Inc., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 9, 1989No. 88-2270, 88-2600PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Defendant, Russ Berrie & Co., Inc. (Ber-rie), appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict of $4.3 million in favor of plaintiff, Georgia Lee Miller Roulo (Roulo), for infringement of her copyright and trade-dress rights in a greeting card line known as “Feeling Sensitive” (FS) cards. Roulo’s FS cards are single-faced greeting cards with engraved sentimental messages appropriate for holidays and other emotional occasions. She first introduced her FS cards in July 1977 and promoted them herself until October of 1977, when she began negotiations with Berrie for a…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Turoso v. Cleveland Municipal CourtSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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- Taco Cabana International, Inc. v. Two Pesos, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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