Van Cleef & Arpels Logistics, S.A. v. Landau Jewelry

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

On April 18, 2008, this Court issued an Opinion and Order granting plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment concerning the validity of their copyright in the “Vintage Alhambra” design (“the Design”) and denying defendants’ cross-motion on the same issue. 1 Defendants now seek reconsideration of both motions. I previously held that the plaintiffs (collectively “Van Cleef’) hold a valid United States copyright over the Design, based on the long-held French copyright. 2 Defendants now assert that…