CLIFFORD ROSS CO., LTD. v. NELVANA, LTD.

No. 89 Civ. 1881 (KC).

710 F.Supp. 517 (1989)

The CLIFFORD ROSS COMPANY, LTD., Plaintiff, v. NELVANA, LIMITED, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

April 13, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gold, Farrell & Marks, New York City, for plaintiff.

Moses & Singer, New York City, for defendant.


CONBOY, District Judge:

This case involves a struggle to control the kingdom of Babar the Elephant, a fictional place and character in the hearts of European and American children since the early 1930's. In the idiosyncratic parlance of the exploiters and the lawyers, Babar has become, undoubtedly to the horror of Queen Celeste, his elephant children, and Zephir the monkey, "a classic literary property."

Over fifty years ago, Babar first appeared in what was...

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