R. G. Barry Corp. v. Mushroom Makers, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Shirley Fingerhood, J.

Defendant moves for summary judgment under CPLR .3212 on the ground that plaintiff’s claims1 under section 368-d of the New York General Business Law are barred by the res judicata effect of Mushroom Makers v Barry Corp. (441 F Supp 1220, affd 580 F2d 44, cert den 439 US 1116) (hereinafter the Federal action).

The question presented here is whether Barry, the prior user of the trade-mark ’’mushrooms” is estopped from suing to enjoin the use of the same mark by defendant under section 368-d of the General Business Law, the State antidilution statute,…