TRIFARI, KRUSSMAN & FISHEL, INC. v. B. STEINBERG-KASLO CO.


144 F.Supp. 577 (1956)

TRIFARI, KRUSSMAN & FISHEL, Inc., Plaintiff, v. B. STEINBERG-KASLO CO., a Partnership composed of Julius Steinberg, Morris Kimmelman, Hyman Slovitt, Abraham J. Slovitt and Samuel Friedman, and Arke, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

July 11, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sullivan, Donovan, Hanrahan, McGovern & Lane, New York City, for plaintiff. William H. Coogan, Thomas F. Reddy, Jr., Pennie, Edmonds, Morton, Barrows & Taylor, New York City, of counsel.

Maxwell E. Sparrow, New York City, for defendants. William V. Pesce, New York City, of counsel.


DIMOCK, District Judge.

This is an action for copyright infringement and unfair competition involving the production and sale of costume jewelry. The specific article of jewelry covered by the copyright which plaintiff alleges is infringed by defendants' allegedly similar piece is a pin representing a hansom cab. Plaintiff's piece retails at $15 while defendants' piece made both in pin and pendant form, sells for $1. The difference between pin and pendant is of no...

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