Conn. Copyright Right Bolstered by Cheerleader Uniform Decision
A case involving copyrighted images of nail polish bottles stitched onto bags has ties to the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in "Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands."
April 27, 2017 at 06:52 PM
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A Connecticut copyright fight over the silhouette of a nail polish bottle image stitched onto makeup and accessory bags could get a boost from a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision involving cheerleader uniform designs.
In a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, Putu LLC claims it's copyrighted design of a nail polish bottle silhouette was infringed by Lippmann Enterprises Inc., which used an identical image on its own products.
The 16-page lawsuit claims Lippmann infringed its copyrighted “artwork and trade dress wholesale, in bad faith, maliciously and willfully. The aesthetic design of Lippmann's silhouette accessory pouch is so similar, indeed virtually identical” to its own products, the lawsuit claims.
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