HARTMAN v. HALLMARK CARDS, INC.

Nos. 86-1926, 86-2015.

833 F.2d 117 (1987)

Debra K. HARTMAN a/k/a Kay Kingsley, Appellant, v. HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATED, Mattel, Inc., Appellees. Debra K. HARTMAN a/k/a Kay Kingsley, Appellee, v. HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATED, Mattel, Inc., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 12, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Grimes, Stamford, Conn., for appellant.

Robert L. Driscoll, Kansas City, Mo., for appellees.

Before McMILLIAN and FAGG, Circuit Judges, and WOODS, District Judge.


FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Debra K. Hartman appeals the summary judgments entered in favor of defendants Hallmark Cards, Incorporated (Hallmark), and Mattel, Inc. (Mattel), in Hartman's suit for violations of the federal copyright and trademark laws and related state common law claims. See 17 U.S.C. § 501; 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). Hartman asserts Hallmark and Mattel used Hartman's copyrighted graphics and script entitled...

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