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TAP PUBLICATIONS v. CHINESE YELLOW PAGES (NEW YORK)

No. 95 Civ. 5043 (JGK).

925 F.Supp. 212 (1996)

TAP PUBLICATIONS, INC., Plaintiff, v. CHINESE YELLOW PAGES (NEW YORK) INC., Asia System Media, Inc., and John and Jane Does Nos. 1-100, Defendants.

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

May 18, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Shih and Richard Sablosky, New York City, for the plaintiff Tap Publications, Inc.

John W. Russell, New York City and Yee-Horn Shuai, pro hac vice, Pasadena, CA, for defendant Asia System Media, Inc.

Chris X. Lin, Lin & Li, New York City, for defendant Chinese Yellow Pages, Inc.

OPINION

KOELTL, District Judge:

This case concerns a dispute over the right to use in the New York metropolitan area a trademark consisting of the four Chinese characters pronounced "Hua Shang Nien Chien" ("the mark"). The undisputed owner of the mark, which in English means "Chinese Business Yearbook," is the defendant Asia System Media, Inc. ("ASM"). ASM uses the mark as the title for the numerous Chinese business directories ASM and its licensees publish...

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