TY, INC. v. PUBLICATIONS INTERN. LTD.

No. 01-3304.

292 F.3d 512 (2002)

TY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PUBLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 30, 2002.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 11, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. White, Laurie A. Haynie (argued), Welsh & Katz, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee,

William Patry (argued), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 11, 2002.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Ty is the manufacturer of Beanie Babies. These well-known beanbag stuffed animals are copyrightable as "sculptural works," 17 U.S.C. §§ 101, 102(a)(5); Ty, Inc. v. GMA Accessories, Inc., 132 F.3d 1167, 1169 (7th Cir.1997), and are copyrighted by Ty, which brought this suit for copyright and trademark infringement against Publications...

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