Legal Opinion
M.T. Bonk Company and Mark T. Bonk v. Milton Bradley Company and Hasbro, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 16, 1991No. 90-1678, 90-2807PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Mark T. Bonk invented and marketed a board game he entitled “Play it Again Juke Box,” in which players were challenged to complete a phrase from a popular song after being given a few words of the lyrics. He sent the game to a number of toy and game manufacturers, including the Milton Bradley Company and Hasbro, Inc. (Milton Bradley), in an attempt to interest them in licensing it. Milton Bradley responded and a meeting was arranged.
At that meeting, a representative of Milton Bradley explained to Bonk that products under consideration are reviewed over the course of a…
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