Legal Opinion
Spinmaster, Ltd. v. OVERBREAK LLC
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 16, 2005No. 05 C 0860PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ZAGEL, District Judge.
Spinmaster Ltd., maker of the Vectron Ultralite flying saucer toy, has filed for a preliminary injunction against Overbreak LLC to enjoin sales of Overbreak’s Hover-Copter flying saucer because it infringes upon their intellectual property. I find that there is a strong likelihood of success for Spinmaster on the merits of both the copyright and patent infringement claims, and irreparable harm to Spinmaster will result if Overbreak is not enjoined from selling their competing product. The balance of harms and the public interest also favor…
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