Legal Opinion
THOIP v. Walt Disney Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 10, 2011No. 08 Civ. 6823(SAS)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge:
I. INTRODUCTION
This action arises out of THOIP’s claim to rights to a family of unregistered trademarks stemming from a collection of children’s books featuring the “Mr. Men” and “Little Miss” (“MMLM”) cartoon characters. Under the Lanham Act and the common law, THOIP alleges that its family of marks was infringed by two lines of T-shirts from The Walt Disney Company, Disney Consumer Products, Inc., and Disney Destinations, LLC (collectively “Disney”).
In an opinion dated August 13, 2010, I granted Disney’s motion for summary judgment on the…
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