Legal Opinion
Ted Arnold Ltd. v. Silvercraft Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 26, 1966No. 66 Civ. 2717PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MacMAHON, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a manufacturer of gifts and novelties, owns a “works of art” 1 copyright on a simulation of an antique telephone which it uses as a casing for a pencil sharpener. It has been making and distributing its telephone sharpener since February 1965. It seeks a preliminary injunction restraining defendant from selling a substantially similar product. Defendant, an importer and distributor of gifts and novelties, first ordered its accused product from a Japanese manufacturer in February 1966.
Defendant concedes that the products are substantially similar.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Vacheron & Constantin-Le Coultre Watches, Inc. v. Benrus Watch Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Trifari, Krussman & Fishel, Inc. v. Charel Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1955
- Vacheron & Constantin-Le Coultre Watches, Inc. v. Benrus Watch Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1957
- Coventry Ware, Inc. v. Reliance Picture Frame CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Esquire, Inc. v. Barbara A. RingerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Uneeda Doll Co., Inc. v. Goldfarb Novelty Co., Inc. And Walgreen Eastern Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Norris Industries, Inc. v. International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation and David L. Ladd, Register of CopyrightsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Animal Fair, Inc. v. Amfesco Industries, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1985
- Ronald Litoff Ltd. v. American Express Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
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