Weil Ceramics & Glass, Inc. v. Work

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, United States Magistrate.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Lladro S.A. is a Spanish corporation, which manufactures porcelain products, including porcelain figurines. The figurines are manufactured in accordance with designs prepared by Disenos Artísticos E Industriales S.A. (“DAISA”), another Spanish corporation. DAISA owns copyrights, both U.S. and foreign, on many of the Lladro figurines. Weil Ceramic & Glass, Inc. (“Weil”), a New Jersey corporation, imports and distributes these figurines in the United States and allegedly owns the United States trademark rights and the…