Legal Opinion
Pocket Books, Inc. v. Dell Publishing Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 4, 1966PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJacob Markowitz, J.
Plaintiffs, the representatives of the estate of Grace Metalious, the deceased author of “ Peyton Place ” and “ Return to Peyton Place ”, and plaintiff Pocket Books, Inc., the successor-in-interest to Julian Messner, Inc., publisher of the aforesaid novels, apply for a preliminary injunction to enjoin the defendant Dell Publishing Co., Inc., from publishing, selling, distributing and advertising a book entitled “ The Girl from ‘ Peyton Place ’ ”.
No elaboration appears necessary to establish that the name “ Peyton Place ” constitutes an intangible and incorporeal property interest and that…
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