Legal Opinion
Bonazoli v. R.S.V.P. International, Inc.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided January 18, 2005No. C.A.03-0514-SPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
SMITH, District Judge.
Sandra Bonazoli (“Plaintiff’), owner of Beehive Kitchenware, created a design for measuring spoons in 1998, in which the bowl of each spoon was made in the shape of a heart and the handle in the shape of an arrow shaft. In 2002, R.S.Y.P. International, Inc. (“RSVP” or “Defendant”), was shown one of Plaintiffs spoon sets and produced its own version to sell at a lower price. 1 Also in 2002, Plaintiff filed a copyright registration application, which was denied. Plaintiff now brings this action, claiming RSVP violated her copyright and trade dress rights…
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