Legal Opinion
Kaufhold v. Caiafa
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided May 31, 2012No. Civ. No. 2:11-cv-01460 (WJM)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM J. MARTINI, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Robert C. Kaufhold and Joseph Aurthur McGuckin were the guitarist and drummer of the iconic punk rock band, the Misfits. Plaintiffs filed this action against the band’s bassist, Gerald Caiafa, and his music label, Cyclopian Music, Inc. (“Cyclopian”) (collectively “Defendants”), alleging that Defendants improperly asserted exclusive ownership rights over the Misfits trademarks. This matter comes before the Court on Defendants’ motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may…
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