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1999 Annual Copyright Review: Table of Cases
By Robert Clarida
Jun. 1, 1999
Every year, Cowan Liebowitz & Latman publishes its Annual Copyright Review. What follows is a Table of Cases from the 2000 Annual Review which was prepared for and distributed at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. in June 2000 in Lake George, New York.
The annotations in the Annual Review cover cases decided since our report at the Copyright Society Annual Meeting of 1998 and reported through the issue of U.S.P.Q.2d of May 24, 1999 and through LEXIS's Circuit Court database in the COPYRT library through May 19, 1999.
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TABLE OF CASES
3DO v. Poptop Software Inc., 49 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1469 (N.D. Cal. 1998)
A&A Plush, Inc. v. SKM (USA) Enterprises, Inc., 47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1438 (C.D. Cal. 1998)
Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. v. Jostens, Inc., 155 F.3d 140 (2d Cir. 1998)
Advanz Behavioral Management Resources v. Miraflor, 21 F. Supp.2d 1179 (C.D. Cal. 1998)
Alcatel USA Inc. v. DGI Technologies Inc., 166 F.3d 772 (5th Cir. 1999)
All Pro Sports Camp, Inc. v. Walt Disney Co., No. 97-1012 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 2184 (Fla. App. 5th Dist. Feb. 26, 1999)
American Games Inc. v. Trade Products, Inc., 142 F.3d 1164 (9th Cir. 1998)
Ametex Fabrics, Inc. v. Custom Interiors and Supply Co., Copyr. L. Rep. (CCH) 27,837 (6th Cir. 1998)
Ann Howard Designs LP v. Southern Frills, Inc., 7 F. Supp.2d 388 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Arthur A. Kaplan Co. v. Panaria Intâ??l Inc., 48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1315 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Attia v. Society of the New York Hospital, 47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1154 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Ballas v. Tedesco, No. 98-5686, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2531 (D.N.J. Mar. 5, 1999)
Batjac Productions, Inc. v. Goodtimes Home Video Corp., 160 F.3d 1223 (9th Cir. 1998)
Bea v. Home Box Office, 47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1766 (E.D. Va. 1998)
Beckman Instruments, Inc. v. Cincom Systems, Inc., Copyr. L. Rep. (CCH) 27,878 (9th Cir. 1998), amended, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 30799 (9th Cir. Dec. 4, 1998)
Beckman Instruments, Inc. v. Cincom Systems, Inc., Copyr. L. Rep. (CCH) 27,878 (9th Cir. 1998)
Bernstein v. J.C. Penney Inc., 50 U.S.P.Q.2d 1063 (C.D. Cal. 1998)
Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. v. Pro-Tech Power Inc., 26 F. Supp.2d 834 (E.D. Va. 1998)
Blackburn v. Walker Oriental Rug Galleries, Inc., 999 F. Supp. 636 (E.D. Pa. 1998)
Block State Testing Services L.P. v. Kontractorâ??s Prep Corp., 4 F. Supp.2d 1365 (M.D. Fla. 1997)
Boyle v. Stephens Inc., Copyr. L. Rep. (CCH) 27,845 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Bridge Publications Inc. v. F.A.C.T.Net Inc., 48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1919 (D. Colo. 1998)
Bridgeman Art Library Ltd. v. Corel Corp., 50 U.S.P.Q.2d 1110 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
Brown v. Itâ??s Entertainment Inc., 34 F. Supp.2d 854 (E.D.N.Y. 1999)
Brown v. McCormick, 23 F. Supp.2d 594 (D. Md. 1998)
BTE v. Bonnecaze, 49 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1153 (E.D. La. 1998)
Burdick v. Koerner, 988 F. Supp. 1206 (E.D. Wis. 1998)
Canter v. West Publ. Co., Inc., 31 F. Supp.2d 1193 (N.D. Cal. 1999)
Castle Rock Entertainment, Inc. v. Carol Publishing Group, Inc., 150 F.3d 132 (2d Cir. 1998)
CBS Inc. v. PrimeTime 24 Joint Venture, 9 F. Supp.2d 1333 (S.D. Fla. 1998)
Chavez v. Arte Publico Press, 157 F.3d 282 (5th Cir. 1998)
Cherry River Music Co. v. Simitar Entertainment, Inc., 38 F. Supp.2d 310 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 9, 1999)
Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. v. Miramax Films Corp., 11 F. Supp.2d 1179 (C.D. Cal. 1998)
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. v. Garcia, 996 F. Supp. 770 (N.D. Ill. 1998)
Cook v. Jane Lyons Advertising Inc., 47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1147 (D.D.C. 1998)
Cordon Holding B. V. v. Northwest Publishing Corp., 49 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1697 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Covington Industries Inc. v Culp Inc., 50 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1543 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
Cranston Print Works Co. v. J. Mason Products, 49 U.S.P.Q.2d 1662 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
Cranston Print Works Company v. J. Mason Products, 49 U.S.P.Q.2d 1661 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Curtin v. Star Editorial, Inc., 2 F. Supp.2d 670 (E.D. Pa. 1998)
CyberMedia, Inc. v. Symantec Corp., 19 F. Supp.2d 1070 (N.D. Cal. 1998)
Dakotah Inc. v. Tomelleri, 21 F. Supp.2d 1066 (D.S.D. 1998)
Danjaq LLC v. Sony Corp., 49 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1341 (C.D. Cal. 1998)
Davis v. The Gap, Inc., Copyr. L. Rep. (CCH) 27,899 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
DeBitetto v. Alpha Books, 7 F. Supp.2d 330 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Devils Films Inc. v. Nectar Video, 29 F. Supp.2d 174 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Diaz v. Mandeville, 46 U.S.P.Q.2d 1862 (E.D. Mich. 1997)
DiMaggio v. Intl. Sports Ltd., 49 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1215 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Dolman v. Agee, 157 F.3d 708 (9th Cir. 1998)
DSC Communications Corp. v. Pulse Communications, Inc., 170 F.3d 1354 (Fed. Cir. 1999)
Duffy v. Penguin Books USA Inc., 4 F. Supp.2d 268 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Ellis v. Diffie, No. 98-5081, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 9186 (6th Cir. May 17, 1999)
Emergency Music, Inc. v. Isbell, No. 95-5182, 1998 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 8832 (S.D.N.Y. Jun. 15, 1998)
Encyclopedia Brown Prods. v. Home Box Office, 25 F. Supp.2d 395 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Endemol Entertainment B.V. v. Twentieth Television, Inc., 48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1524 (C.D. Cal. 1998)
Enesco Corp. v. Jan Bell Marketing Inc., 992 F. Supp. 1021 (N.D. Ill. 1998)
Ernst Haas Studio Inc. v. Palm Press Inc., 164 F.3d 110 (2nd Cir 1999)
Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. v. CBS, Inc., 13 F. Supp.2d 1347 (N.D. Ga. 1998)
Eve of Milady v. Moonlight Design, Inc., 48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1809 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Fairway Constructors, Inc. v. Ahern, 48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1951 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1998)
Fantasy Inc. v. La Face Records, 49 U.S.P.Q.2d 1148 (E.D. Cal. 1998)
FASA Corp. v. Playmates Toys Inc., 1 F. Supp.2d 859 (N.D. Ill. 1998)
Feiner & Co., Inc. v. H.R.I. Indus., Inc. Co., 10 F. Supp.2d 310 (S.D.N.Y. 1998), later proceeding, Copyr. L. Rep. (CCH) 27,828 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Figi Graphics, Inc. v. Dollar General Corp., 33 F.Supp.2d 1263 (S.D. Cal. 1998)
Fisher v. United Feature Syndicate, Inc., 37 F. Supp.2d 1213 (D. Colo. 1999)
Foote v. Franklin Mint, 49 U.S.P.Q.2d 1523 (N.D. Tex. 1998)
Fred Ahlert Music Corp. v. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., 155 F.3d 17 (2d Cir. 1998)
General Instrument Corp. of De. v. Nu-Tek Electronics & Mfg., Inc., 3 F. Supp.2d 602 (E.D. Pa. 1998)
Gerig v. Krause Publications, Inc., 33 F. Supp.2d 1304 (D. Kan. 1999)
Getz Photography Inc. v. Cosmetics Plus N.Y. Ltd., 47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1862 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Gibson Tex, Inc. v. Sears Roebuck & Co., 11 F. Supp.2d 439 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Global Liaisons Inc. v. Black Diaspora Communs. Ltd., 50 U.S.P.Q.2d 1223 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
Goebel v. Manis, 50 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1537 (D. Kan. 1999)
Goes Lithography Co. v. Banta Corp., 26 F. Supp.2d 1042 (N.D. Ill. 1998)
Gucci Timepieces America Inc. v. Yidah Watch Co., 47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1938 (C.D. Cal. 1998)
Harris v. Morgan, 49 U.S.P.Q.2d 1302 (W.D. Pa. 1998)
Hart v. Phillips, No. 97-7993, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 15219 (2d Cir., June 5, 1998)
Higgins v. Detroit Educational Television Foundation, 4 F. Supp.2d 701(E.D. Mich. 1998)
Hogan v. DC Comics, 49 U.S.P.Q.2d 1907 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
In Re Independent Service Organizations Antitrust Litigation, 23 F. Supp.2d 1242 (D. Kan. 1998)
In re Pilz Compact Disc Inc., 229 B.R. 630 (Bankr., E.D. Pa. 1999)
Independent Living Aids, Inc. v. Maxi-Aids, Inc., 25 F. Supp.2d 127 (E.D.N.Y. 1998)
Infinity Broadcast Corp. v. Kirkwood, 150 F.3d 104 (2d Cir. 1998)
Itar-Tass Russian News Agency v. Russian Kurier, 153 F.3d 82 (2d Cir. 1998)
Iza Music Corp. v. W & K Music Corp., 995 F. Supp. 417 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
J.I.P., Inc. v. Reliance Insurance Co., Nos. 97-55385, 97-55422, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 27538 (9th Cir. Oct. 23, 1998)
Jane Lyons Advertising Inc. v . Cook, 47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1113 (D.D.C. 1998)
Jehnsen v. N.Y. Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute, 13 F. Supp.2d 306 (N.D.N.Y. 1998)
Jetform Corp. v. Unisys Corp., 11 F. Supp.2d 788 (E.D. Va. 1998)
Jin Ching Industrial, Inc. v. Wongâ??s International Trading Import & Export Inc., 47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1509 (C.D. Cal. 1998)
Johnson v. Jones, 149 F.3d 494 (6th Cir. July 21, 1998)
Johnson v. Kassovitz, Copyr. L. Rep. (CCH) 27,844 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Katz Dochrermann & Epstein, Inc. v. Home Box Office, No. 97 Civ. 7763, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3971 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 1999)
Kodadek v. MTV Networks, Inc., 152 F.3d 1209 (9th Cir. 1998)
Lambing v. Hallmark Cards, 49 U.S.P.Q.2d 1158 (6th Cir. 1998)
Langman Fabrics v. Fashion Initiatives, 160 F.3d 106 (2d Cir. 1998)
LDS, Inc. v. Metro Canada Logistics, Inc., 28 F. Supp.2d 1297 (D. Kan. 1998)
Leicester v. Warner Bros., 47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1501 (C.D. Cal. 1998)
Leigh v. Warner Bros., 10 F. Supp.2d 1371 (S.D. Ga. 1998)
Liberty Toy Co. Inc. v. Fred Silber Co., No. 97-3177, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 14866 (6th Cir. 1998)
Los Angeles News Service v. Reuters Television Intâ??l, 149 F.3d 987 (9th Cir. 1998)
Lucent Information Management, Inc. v. Lucent Technologies, Inc., 5 F. Supp.2d. 238 (D. Del. 1998)
Lynch Jones & Ryan, Inc. v. Standard & Poorâ??s, 47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1759 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. Co. 1998)
Lyons Partnership L.P. v. Giannoulas, 48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1759 (N.D. Tex. 1998)
M.A. Mortenson Company, Inc. v. Timberline Software Corp., 970 P.2d 803 (Wash. App. 1999)
Martin v. City of Indianapolis, 28 F. Supp.2d 1098 (S.D. Ind. 1998)
Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. v. West Publishing Co., 158 F.3d 693 (2d Cir. 1998)
Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. v. West Publishing Co., 158 F.3d 674 (2d Cir. 1998)
Matthews v. Freedman, 157 F.3d 25 (1st Cir. 1998)
Mayhew v. Allsup, 166 F.3d 1282 (6th Cir. 1999)
Mayotte & Assocs. v. MGC Building Co., 47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1696 (6th Cir. 1998)
MCA Television Ltd. v. Public Interest Corp., No. 98-2006, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 6131 (11th Cir., April 6, 1999)
Michaels v. Internet Entertainment Group, 5 F. Supp.2d 823 (C.D.Cal. 1998)
Micro Data Base Systems Inc. v. Nellcor Puritan-Bennett, Inc., 20 F. Supp.2d 1258 (N.D. Ind. 1998)
Micro Star v. FormGen Inc., 154 F.3d 1107 (9th Cir. 1998)
Modtech Inc. v. Designed Facilities Construction Inc., 48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1209 (C.D. Cal. 1998)
Montgomery v. NOGA and Florida Lionâ??s Den, Inc., 168 F.3d 1282 (11th Cir. 1999)
Murray v. Shaw Industries, Inc., Copyr. L. Rep. (CCH) 27,768 (D. Mass. 1997)
National Association of Broadcasters v. Librarian of Congress, 146 F.3d 907 (D.C. Cir. 1998)
National Corrective Training Institute, Inc. v. Nelson, Copyr. L. Rep. (CCH) 27,888 (9th Cir. 1999)
National Football League v. PrimeTime 24 Joint Venture, 50 U.S.P.Q.2d 1451 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. v. Comline Business Data, Inc., 166 F.3d 65 (2d Cir. 1999)
O.P. Solutions, Inc. v. Intellectual Property Network, Ltd., 50 U.S.P.Q.2d 1399 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
Oâ??Well Novelty Co. v. Offenbacher Inc., 49 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1576 (D. Md. 1998)
Ohio v. Perry, 48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1125 (S. Ct.Ohio 1998)
Oklahoma Natural Gas Company v. LaRue, Copyr. L. Rep. (CCH) 27,814 (10th Cir. 1998)
Orson, Inc. v. Miramax Film Corp., 50 U.S.P.Q.2d 1580 (3d Cir. 1999)
PAJ, Inc. v. Yurman Design Inc., Copyr. L. Rep. (CCH) 27,881 (N.D. Tex. 1999)
Pampered Chef, Ltd. v. Magic Kitchen, Inc., 12 F. Supp.2d 785 (N.D. Ill. 1998)
Par Microsystems, Inc. v. Pinnacle Development Corporation, 995 F. Supp. 658 (N.D. Tex. 1998)
Paramount Pictures Corp. v. Carol Publishing Group, 11 F. Supp.2d 329 (S.D.N.Y. 1998). Affirmed, unpub. mem. 2d Cir., May 13, 1999
Paramount Pictures Corp. v. Carol Publishing Group, Inc., 25 F. Supp.2d 372 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Patriot Systems Inc. v. C-Cubed Corp., 21 F. Supp.2d 1318 (D. Utah 1998)
Pentagen Technologies Intâ??l Ltd. v. U.S., 50 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1634 (Fed. Cir. 1999)
Polsby v. St. Martinâ??s Press, Inc., Copyr. L. Rep. (CCH) 27,898 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
Precision Software Svcs. Inc. v. Fortune Financial Sys. Inc., 50 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1341 (M.D. Fla. 1998)
PrimeSource Inc. v. Personnel Resource Inc., 48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1940 (W.D.N.Y. 1998)
Psihoyos v. National Examiner, 49 U.S.P.Q.2d 1766 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
QTL Corp. v. Kaplan, 46 U.S.P.Q.2d 1794 (N.D. Cal. 1998)
Quantitative Financial Software Ltd. v. Infinity Financial Technology Inc., 47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1764 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Quinn v. City of Detroit, 23 F. Supp.2d 741 (E.D. Mich. 1998)
Raine v. CBS Inc., 25 F. Supp.2d 434 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Rainey v. Wayne State Univ., 26 F. Supp.2d 963 (E.D. Mich. 1998)
Rainey v. Wayne State Univ., 26 F. Supp.2d 973 (E.D. Mich. 1998)
Raishevich v. Foster, 9 F. Supp.2d 415 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Rapp v. Walt Disney Co., 48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1157 (E.D. Pa. 1998)
Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. v. Diamond Multimedia Systems, 29 F. Supp.2d 624 (C.D. Cal. 1998)
Rhein Bldg. Co. v. Gehrt, 21 F. Supp.2d 896 (E.D. Wis. 1998)
Richard Feiner & Co. v. Turner Entertainment Co., 47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1539 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Richard Feiner & Co. v. Larry Harmon Pictures Corp., 38 F. Supp.2d 276 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
Rodrigue v. Rodrigue, 50 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1278 (E.D. La. 1999)
Ruskin v. Inter Data Marketing Inc., Copyr. L. Rep. (CCH) 27,806 (3d Cir. 1998)
S.A.M. Electronics, Inc. v. Osaraprasop, Copyr. L. Rep. (CCH) 27,865 (N.D. Ill. 1999)
Samara Brothers, Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores, 165 F.3d 120 (2d Cir. 1998)
Sanders v. Franklin, 25 F. Supp.2d 855 (N.D. Ill. 1998)
Sandoval v. New Line Cinema Corp., 147 F.3d 215 (2d Cir. 1998)
Sanrio Co. Ltd. v. Ann Arctic Inc., 48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1429 (E.D.N.Y. 1998)
Scanlon v. Kessler, 47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1692 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Scholastic Inc. v. Speirs, 28 F. Supp.2d 862 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Selletti v. Carey, 173 F.3d 104 (2nd Cir. 1999)
Shoptalk, Ltd. v. Concorde-New Horizons Corp., 168 F.3d 586 (2d Cir. 1999)
Smith + Noble L.L.C. v. South Jersey Vinyl Inc., 47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1944 (C.D.Cal. 1998)
Songbyrd, Inc. v. Estate of Grossman, 23 F. Supp.2d 219 (N.D.N.Y. 1998)
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. v. Connectix Corp., No. C-99-0390-CAL, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7004 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 20, 1999)
Southco, Inc. v. Matdan America Corp., 1999 Copyr. L. Rep. (CCH) 27,841 (E.D. Pa. 1998)
Stenograph L.L.C. v. Bossard Associates, Inc., 144 F.3d 96 (D.C. Cir. 1998)
Stoneworks Inc. v. Empire Marble and Granite, Inc., 49 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1760 (S.D. Fla. 1998)
Storm Impact, Inc. v. Software of the Month Club, 13 F. Supp.2d 782 (N.D. Ill. 1998)
Streetwise Maps, Inc. v. Vandam, Inc., 159 F.3d 739 (2d Cir. 1998)
Stuart I. Levin & Associates P.A. v. Rogers, 156 F.3d 1135 (11th Cir. 1998)
Sun Microsystems, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 21 F. Supp.2d 1109 (N.D. Cal. 1998)
Sunwest Silver Inc. v. International Connection Inc., 4 F. Supp.2d 1284 (D.N.M. 1998)
Systems XIX, Inc., d/b/a Maritime Hall Productions, v. L. Parker, 30 F.Supp.2d 1225 (N.D. Cal. 1998)
Systems XIX, Inc., d/b/a Maritime Hall Productions, v. L. Parker, 30 F.Supp.2d 1225 (N.D. Cal. 1998).
Tavormina v. Evening Star Productions, 10 F. Supp.2d 729 (S.D. Tex. 1998)
Temptations, Inc. v. Wager, 26 F. Supp.2d 740 (D.N.J. 1998)
Tenen v. Winter, 15 F. Supp.2d 270 (W.D.N.Y. 1998)
Thomas & Thomas Architects, Ltd. v. Cyrus Homes Inc., 48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1454 (N.D.Ill. 1998)
Thomson v. Larson, 147 F.3d 195 (2d Cir. 1998)
Toho v. William Morrow & Co., No. CV 98-0925 DT (Mcx), 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11920 (C.D. Cal. April 15, 1998)
Tuff-N-Rumble Management, Inc. v. Sugarhill Music Pub. Inc., 8 F. Supp.2d 357 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
TV Globo Ltda. v. Brazil Up-Date Weekly, Inc., 50 U.S.P.Q.2d 1478 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
U. S. Golf Assâ??n v. Arroyo Software Corp., 49 U.S.P.Q.2d 1979 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999)
Vanderhurst v. Colorado Mountain College Dist., 16 F.Supp.2d 1297 (D.Colo. 1998)
Walthal v. Rusk, 172 F.3d 481 (7th Cir. 1999)
Whimsicality Inc. v. Maison Jos. Battat Lee, 49 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1171 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
Whitehead v. United States, No. 98-5063, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 15206 (Fed. Cir. July 8, 1998)
Wilkins v. CTI Records, 46 U.S.P.Q.2d 1957 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
World Film Services Inc. v. RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana S.p.A., 50 U.S.P.Q.2d 1187 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
Worldwide Church of God v. Phila. Church of God, 97-5306 JSL (S.D. Cal., April 15, 1999) (slip. op.)
Worth v. Universal Pictures, Inc., 5 F. Supp.2d 816 (C.D. Cal. 1997)
Wrench LLC v. Taco Bell Corp., 49 U.S.P.Q.2d 1032 (W.D. Mich. 1998)
Yankee Candle Co., Inc. v. New England Candle Co., Inc., 14 F. Supp.2d 154 (D. Mass. 1998)
Zen Music, Inc. v. CVS Corp., No. QDS:02760880, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5414 (S.D.N.Y. April 19, 1999)