Legal Opinion
Playboy Enterprises, Inc., a Corporation v. Baccarat Clothing Co., Inc., a Corporation, Meier Caspi and Tchia Caspi, Individuals
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 22, 1982No. 82-5010PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELY, Circuit Judge:
This is a trademark infringement case concerning the appropriateness of the District Court’s damages award. The appeal arises from a civil action initiated by Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (“PEI”) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against Baccarat Clothing, Inc. (“Baccarat”) and Meier Caspi and his wife Tchia Caspi (“the Caspis”) for infringement of PEI’s federally registered PLAYBOY and RABBIT HEAD design trademarks (15 U.S.C. § 1051, et seq.). The District Court found for PEI but granted damages of only $12,750. PEI appeals the…
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