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· 5/7/1959

Kitchens of Sara Lee, Inc. v. Nifty Foods Corporation, Lady Ilene, Inc., A. Lustig, Inc., Lustig Food Corporation, Abraham Lustig and Ilene Lustig

Citations

  • 266 F.2d 541
  • 121 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 359
  • 2 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 977
  • 1959 U.S. App. LEXIS 5445

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  • emphasizing that, in judging the issue of copyrightability for realistic depictions of merchandise, the Court must strike a balance between “protecting] plaintiff here against the onslaught of predatory competitors and equally to protect defendants from an unwarranted monopoly”
  • plaintiff has no right to copyright a geometric shape
  • copyright in PLEDGE label is valid

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Judges: Clark, Moore, Gibson

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