Legal Opinion
SUSAN WAKEEN DOLL COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ASHTON-DRAKE GALLERIES, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 14, 2001No. 00-2811, 00-3717UnpublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Susan Wakeen Doll Company (“Wakeen”), sculpts, designs, and markets collectable dolls. Wakeen sued Ashton-Drake Galleries (“Ashton”) for copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 501 for allegedly copying the head design used in one of Wakeen’s most popular dolls, the “Love Me Tender.” After a jury trial, the court entered judgment for Wakeen in the stipulated amount of $2.1 million and awarded Wakeen $203,181.92 in attorney’s fees. Ashton appeals, alleging that 1) the district court erred in denying its motion for judgment as a matter of law or, in the…
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