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· 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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