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NINTENDO OF AMERICA, INC. v. ELCON INDUSTRIES, INC.

Civ. No. 82-72398.

564 F.Supp. 937 (1982)

NINTENDO OF AMERICA, INC., Plaintiff, v. ELCON INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, S.D.

October 4, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Serritella and Michael B. Staebler, Detroit, Mich., for Nintendo.

James R. Daoust, Mount Clemens, Mich., for Herb's Hideaway.

Ernest I. Gifford, Birmingham, Mich., for Elcon Industries.

Richard A. Zussman, Detroit, Mich., for Belmark Lanes, B'ham Bowl, Fiesta Lanes, 5 Star Lanes, Plymouth Bowl, Redford Lanes, Thunderbird Lanes, Thunder Bowl & Lounge, Town & Country Lanes, Walby's and Wonderland Lanes.

A. Jeffrey Winton, Southfield, Mich., for Robert Ameriguian and Frank Houghton.

Ronald S. Longhofer, Detroit, Mich., for Great Scott Supermarkets.

Daniel D. Swanson, Southfield, Mich., for Dino's Pizza.

Samuel T. Sanom, Detroit, Mich., for Helen Kelley.

Gilbert Gugni, Southfield, Mich., for Jamil Akhtar and Barbara Baldwin.

Jeffrey A. Hansche, Union Lake, Mich., for North American Interstate.

Paul T. Garvey, St. Clair Shores, Mich., for Elias Bros. Restaurant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RALPH M. FREEMAN, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Nintendo of America, Inc., (Nintendo), has filed a complaint alleging piracy by defendants of its electronic audio-visual game known as "Donkey Kong." The complaint states three causes of action: (1) copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. in Count I, (2) false designation of origin and false representation in violation of section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. ...

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