Legal Opinion
Mark Landsberg v. Scrabble Crossword Game Players, Inc., Selchow & Richter Company, and Crown Publishers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 21, 1986No. 85-6094PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.
In this second appeal, defendants challenge a summary judgment for plaintiff following our remand in Landsberg v. Scrabble Crossword Game Players, Inc., 736 F.2d 485, 489 (9th Cir.1984) (.Landsberg I). We affirm the judgment as modified.
Plaintiff Mark Landsberg wrote a book on strategy for winning at the Scrabble board game. He contacted defendant Selchow & Righter Co. (S & R), the owner of the Scrabble trademark, to request permission to use the mark. In response, S & R requested a copy of the manuscript, which Landsberg provided. After prolonged negotiations between…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Stockton Theatres, Inc. v. PalermoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
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