Legal Opinion
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. v. Harpercollins Publishers, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 10, 1995No. 93 Civ. 6616(LAK)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAPLAN, District Judge.
In 1977, defendant’s predecessor in interest purchased the Thomas Y. Crowell book publishing subsidiary (“Crowell”) of plaintiffs predecessor in interest, Dun-Donnelly Corporation. 1 Among Crowell’s publications at the time of the purchase was Dun & Bradstreet’s Guide to $Your Investments$: 19XX (the “Guide ”), which has been revised annually with the appropriate year substituted in the title.
The issue in this case is whether Harper still has the right to use the Dun & Bradstreet name in the title pursuant to a license executed in connection with its purchase of…
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