Legal Opinion
MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. v. KellyToy (USA), Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 18, 2011No. 08 Civ. 2924 (DAB)PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
DEBORAH A. BATTS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and Marvel Characters, Inc. (collectively “Plaintiffs” or “Marvel”) own a library of over 5,000 proprietary characters, including SPIDER-MAN, X-MEN, IRON MAN, THE FANTASTIC FOUR, and CAPTAIN AMERICA. (Pis.’ 56.1 Stmt., ¶ 3.) Kellytoy (USA), Inc. (“Kellytoy” or “Defendant”) is engaged in the business of designing and selling toys and sporting goods. (Def.’s 56.1 Stmt., ¶ 3.) Plaintiffs bring this action for, inter alia, breach of contract, copyright infringement, and trademark infringement arising out of…
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