Legal Opinion
Martha Graham School & Dance Foundation, Inc. v. Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 7, 2001No. 01 Civ. 271(MGC)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CEDARBAUM, District Judge.
The sole heir of Martha Graham and his assignees sue the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance and the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance to enjoin them from using the names under which they were incorporated and have operated since 1948 and 1956, respectively, and to enjoin them from calling what they teach the “Martha Graham technique.” Martha Graham, the great pioneer of modern dance, died in 1991 at the age of 96. In 1993, Ronald Protas, her testamentary legatee, applied for trademark registration of “Martha Graham” and “Martha Graham…
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