ENESCO CORP. v. JAN BELL MARKETING, INC.

No. 96 C 3842.

992 F.Supp. 1021 (1998)

ENESCO CORPORATION, and Precious Moments, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. JAN BELL MARKETING, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

February 2, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Arnold, Jr., John J. Held, Melissa Anne McAndrews, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Enesco Corporation.

James Patrick White, Welsh & Katz, Ltd., Chicago, IL, Patrick J. Arnold, Jr., John J. Held, Melissa Anne McAndrews, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Precious Moments, Inc.

Keith D. Parr, Michael J. Gaertner, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, IL, for Jan-Bell Marketing, Inc.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

GRADY, District Judge.

Before the court is plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. For the reasons stated in this opinion, the motion is denied.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Precious Moments, Inc., (PMI) is the owner of U.S. copyright registrations for a line of figurines called "Precious Moments." PMI has granted the other plaintiff (Enesco) an exclusive license...

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