· 6/8/2000
Yankee Candle Co., Inc. v. Bridgewater Candle Co.
Citations
- 99 F. Supp. 2d 140
- 55 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1393
- 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8267
- 2000 WL 744204
How courts have described this case
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- stating that in copyright infringement cases involving photographs, courts are directed to “look for ‘identical’ or ‘verbatim’ copies that employ virtually identical uses of lighting, angle, and positioning.”
- ruling for Bridgewa-ter on every allegation of copyright infringement
- granting summary judgment for lack of secondary meaning
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