Legal Opinion
American National Theatre v. American National Theatre Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 27, 2006No. 05 Civ. 4535(JGK)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
KOELTL, District Judge.
The American National Theatre and Academy (“ANTA”) brought this action seeking, in part, to enjoin the defendant from using the name “The American National Theatre Inc.” (“ANT”). In Count One of its First Amended Complaint, the plaintiff asserts that the defendant’s use of the name “The American National Theatre Inc.” violates ANTA’s exclusive right pursuant to 36 U.S.C. § 21904. ANTA has moved for partial summary judgment dismissing this claim. 1
The sole question presented here is whether § 21904, which grants the plaintiff the “exclusive right to use…
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