Legal Opinion
BigStar Entertainment, Inc. v. Next Big Star, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 17, 2000No. 00 Civ. 0911 VMPublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MARRERO, District Judge.
BigStar Entertainment, Inc. (“BigStar”), plaintiff in this action for a preliminary injunction, seeks to restrain Next Big Star, Inc. and related defendants (collectively, “Next Big Star”) from using a name that plaintiff contends infringes on BigStar’s prior trademark rights. BigStar’s business for over two years has been principally the sale of videos, offered along with free information about the film industry, chat rooms and interviews with movie celebrities, all conducted online through the World Wide Web at “www.bigstar.com”. Next Big Star was…
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