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· 12/27/1977

Ideal Toy Corp. v. Kenner Products Division of General Mills Fun Group, Inc.

Citations

  • 443 F. Supp. 291
  • 197 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 738
  • 1977 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12178

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • cautioning against \the dangerous precedent of allowing trial by the court to be replaced by trial by public opinion poll\
  • cautioning against “the dangerous precedent of allowing trial by the court to be replaced by trial by public opinion poll”
  • “Star Team” figures held not substantially similar to “Star Wars” characters; theme but not expression copied
  • defendant's toys were merely said to \look like\ the \Star Wars\ movie
  • defendant’s toys were merely said to “look like” the “Star Wars” movie

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Judges: Tenney

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