Legal Opinion

Fasa Corp. v. Playmates Toys, Inc.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided December 5, 1994No. 93 C 2445PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CASTILLO, District Judge.

Plaintiffs FASA Corporation (“FASA”) and Virtual World Entertainment (‘VWE”) 1 sue defendant Playmates Toys, Inc. (“Playmates”) alleging federal and common-law unfair competition (Counts I and II, respectively), copyright infringement (Counts III and IV), trademark infringement (Counts V and VI), dilution under Illinois’ anti-dilution statute, 765 ILCS 1085/15 (Counts VII and VIII), and tortious interference with prospective business advantage (Count IX). Pursuant to Rule 56, Playmates moves for summary judgment on all counts. 2

BACKGROUND

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2Cases cited82 opinions

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3Cited by21 opinions

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