Legal Opinion
Bi-Rite Enterprises, Inc. v. Button Master
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 14, 1983No. 81-Civ.-5642(ADS)PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SOFAER, District Judge:
The plaintiffs in this case raise an array of claims aimed at protecting the commercial value of well-known trademarks on buttons. In recent years a major market has developed for the sale of novelty items bearing the likenesses, logos, trademarks, service marks and names (hereinafter the “marks”) of popular recording artists. See generally McCarthy, Important Trends in Trademark & Unfair Competition Law During the Decade of the 70’s, 71 Trademark Rptr. 93, 135 (1981). These novelty items are sold outside concert halls, on the streets, and in shops.…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- Hanover Star Milling Co. v. MetcalfSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Factors Etc., Inc. And Boxcar Enterprises Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc. And Stop and Shop Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Ginger Rogers v. Alberto Grimaldi, Mgm/ua Entertainment Co., and Pea Produzioni Europee Associate, S.R.L.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Crump v. Beckley Newspapers, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
- Baltimore Orioles, Inc. v. Major League Baseball Players Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- L.L. Bean, Inc. v. Drake Publishers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Bi-Rite Enterprises, Inc. v. Bruce Miner Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
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