Legal Opinion
Pantone, Inc. v. A. I. Friedman, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 17, 1968No. 68 Civ. 3933PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, District Judge.
Plaintiff, the originator of a color matching system embodied in a copyrighted booklet called “Pantone Matching System,” which is used by artists and printers, seeks a preliminary injunction restraining the defendant, a distributor of artists’ supplies, from publishing or selling a leaflet containing a color matching system published by Para-Tone, Inc. of Illinois, together with related materials on the grounds (1) that the Para-Tone leaflet and materials infringe plaintiff’s copyrighted work, and (2) that defendant’s activities in the distribution of the Para-Tone…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. And Henry Glass & Co. v. Martin Weiner Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Baker v. SeldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Alfred Bell & Co. Ltd. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- L'Aiglon Apparel, Inc. v. Lana Lobell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Thomas Wilson & Company, Inc. v. Irving J. Dorfman Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Sutton Cosmetics (P. R.) Inc. v. Lander Co., Inc., Scott Chemical Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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