District court grants Disney’s motion for summary judgment, holding it did not infringe plaintiffs’ copyright in blue-eyed ukulele-playing turtle character, but rather independently created its own musical turtle character,...more
6/9/2025
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Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Disney ,
Fictional Characters ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Laches ,
Lanham Act ,
Movies ,
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Trademark Litigation ,
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Unfair Competition
Ninth Circuit holds that custom Ford Mustang called “Eleanor,” which appeared in four films from 1974 to 2000, is not entitled to character copyright protection under Towle test and that licensor of custom car design did not...more
6/9/2025
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Breach of Contract ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Fictional Characters ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Movies ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Trade Dress ,
trade-dre ,
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