Legal Opinion
Hard Rock Cafe International, (USA), Inc. v. Hard Rock Hotel Holdings, LLC
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 11, 2011No. 10 Civ. 7244(WHP)PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
WILLIAM H. PAULEY III, District Judge:
This litigation involves a business dispute over the iconic “Hard Rock” trademarks. The pending motions to dismiss address the sufficiency of the claims and counterclaims and seek to arbitrate certain other claims. While the corporate history of these entities is complex, this Court makes the following distillation: Plaintiff Hard Rock Café International (USA), Inc. (“HRCI”) owns the “Hard Rock” trademarks. In 1996, HRCI licensed some of those trademarks to Hard Rock Hotel Inc. (“HR, Inc.”), Hard Rock Hotel Holdings, LLC (“HR Holdings”),…
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