Legal Opinion
Conan Properties, Inc. v. Conans Pizza, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1985No. 83-1687PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Conan Properties, Inc. (CPI) owns the literary property rights in the fictional character “CONAN THE BARBARIAN” and licenses others to use the character in various commercial and entertainment works. CPI sued Conans Pizza, Inc. (Co-nans) for infringement of its federal trademark and for unfair competition and misappropriation of its property under Texas common law. By a special verdict, the jury found trademark infringement and unfair competition but refused to award damages, concluding that CPI had unreasonably delayed instituting this suit and had acquiesced…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Saratoga Vichy Spring Co., Inc. v. Orin Lehman, Commissioner of Parks and Recreation of the the State of New York and Waters of Saratoga Springs, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation v. Diversified Packaging CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by148 opinions
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