WARNERVISION ENTERTAINMENT v. EMPIRE OF CAROLINA

No. 2003, Docket 96-7380.

101 F.3d 259 (1996)

WARNERVISION ENTERTAINMENT INC., Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellee, v. EMPIRE OF CAROLINA, INC., Empire Industries, Inc., Empire Manufacturing, Inc. and Thomas Lowe Ventures, Inc. d/b/a Playing Mantis, Defendants-Counterclaimants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided November 27, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Laff, Chicago, IL (Martin L. Stern, Louis Altman, Judith L. Grubner, Laff, Whitesel, Conte & Saret, Ltd., Chicago, IL, Paul Fields, Alexandra D. Malatestinic, Darby & Darby, New York City, of counsel), for Defendants-Counterclaimants-Appellants.

Charles P. Lapolla, New York City (Robert C. Faber, Ostrolenk, Faber, Gerb & Soffen, New York City, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellee.

Stephen R. Baird, John J. Cummins, Joseph R. Dreitler, Anne S. Jordan, William R. Golden, Jr., New York City, submitted a brief for International Trademark Ass'n, amicus curiae.

Before: VAN GRAAFEILAND and LEVAL, Circuit Judges, and SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.


VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:

Empire of Carolina, Inc., Empire Industries, Inc. and Empire Manufacturing, Inc. (hereafter "Empire") and Thomas Lowe Ventures, Inc. d/b/a Playing Mantis (hereafter "TLV") appeal from orders of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Baer, J.) preliminarily enjoining appellants from violating WarnerVision Entertainment Inc.'s trademark "REAL WHEELS," and denying Empire's cross-motion for injunctive relief...

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