FASA CORP v. PLAYMATES TOYS, INC.

No. 96-1554.

108 F.3d 140 (1997)

FASA CORPORATION and Virtual World Entertainment, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. PLAYMATES TOYS, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 6, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen B. Ksander (argued), Catherine A. VanHorn, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Mark Van Buren Partridge (argued), Maxine S. Lans, David C. Hilliard, Brett A. August, Marianne E. Ryan, Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson, Chicago, IL, Jack D. Samuels, Donald L. Samuels, Samuels & Samuels, Los Angeles, CA, Joel M. Smith, Daniel M. Mayeda, Leopold, Petrich & Smith, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, FLAUM, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

In this case, we brush against the futuristic universe known as Battletech, where humans powering robots wage a seemingly never-ending war against a race of genetically altered humanoids. We say "brush against," because the question remaining in the case after the district court's careful opinion disposing of FASA's claims of copyright and trademark infringement, dilution, unfair competition, and tortious interference with prospective...

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