· 2/15/1962
Royalty Designs, Inc. v. Thrifticheck Service Corp.
Citations
- 204 F. Supp. 702
- 133 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 148
- 1962 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5550
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- toy dog banks almost identical as to size, proportions, features and expressions, many details “carbon copies;” “[i]n every important respect defendant’s banks are a direct verisimilitude of plaintiff’s designs;” only minor and insignificant variations
- toy banks in shape of dogs held protectable
- originality in shape of dog figurine
- originality in shape of dog figurine
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Judges: Frederick Van Pelt Bryan
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