Legal Opinion
Coventry Ware, Inc. v. Reliance Picture Frame Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 3, 1961No. 353, Docket 26643PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, a corporation engaged in the manufacture and sale of wall plaques, caused certain wall plaques to be designed by an artist and then registered them as “Molded Sculpture” with the Register of Copyrights. The plaques contained a colored, three-dimensional, but relatively flat, design, and were intended as decorative features for walls. The plaques were made by pressing a mold in plastic, and were completed with a rigid backing sheet so that the component parts formed an integral whole which could be attached to a wall and displayed. Defendant admitted copying…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. And Henry Glass & Co. v. Martin Weiner Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Fleischer Studios, Inc. v. Ralph A. Freundlich, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. And Henry Glass & Co. v. Dixon Textile CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. v. Jerry Vogel Music Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Scarves by Vera, Inc. v. United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Forry, Inc. v. Neundorfer, Inc. And Michael NeundorferCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Uneeda Doll Co., Inc. v. Goldfarb Novelty Co., Inc. And Walgreen Eastern Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Day-Brite Lighting, Inc. v. Sta-Brite Fluorescent Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Prestige Floral v. California Artificial Flower Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1962
- Royalty Designs, Inc. v. Thrifticheck Service Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1962
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