Legal Opinion
Harlequin Enterprises Limited v. Gulf & Western Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 25, 1981No. 532, Docket 80-7770PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:
Defendant appeals from a preliminary injunction order entered by Judge Owen of the Southern District of New York. The order directs Simon & Schuster, a division of the defendant, to cease using the cover format it had adopted for a new series of romance novels titled “Silhouette Romance.” Judge Owen granted this relief on the ground that the “Silhouette Romance” cover design infringes upon that of the “Harlequin Presents” romance novel series sold by plaintiff Harlequin Enterprises Limited (“Harlequin”) in violation of § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C, § 1125(a). He…
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