Legal Opinion
D C Comics, Inc. v. Powers
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 7, 1978No. 78 Civ. 4597 (KTD)PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge:
This is a trademark action involving use of the name Daily Planet both as the title of a news publication and in connection with a myriad of consumer products. Plaintiff, D C Comics, Inc., charges that the continued use of the name Daily Planet by defendants, the Daily Planet, Inc. and its President, Jerry Powers, 1 is violative of § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), [hereinafter “the Act”] and constitutes unfair competition resulting in dilution of plaintiff’s common law trademark under the law of New York. Jurisdiction is…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen Manufacturing Co. v. S. S. Kresge Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Dawn Donut Company, Inc. v. Hart's Food Stores, Inc. And Starhart Bakeries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Triebwasser & Katz, a Partnership Consisting of Jonah Triebwasser and William Katz v. American Telephone & Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- The Fleischmann Distilling Corp., a Corporation, Etc. v. Maier Brewing Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Clairol Incorporated v. The Gillette CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Reese Publishing Company, Inc. v. Hampton International Communications, Inc., David Berns, and Curtis Circulation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Estate of Presley v. RussenDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1981
- Metro Publishing, Ltd., a California Partnership v. San Jose Mercury News, a California CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Viacom International, Inc. v. IJR Capital InvestmeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
- Häagen-Dazs, Inc. v. Frusen Glädjé Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
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