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FLEISCHER STUDIOS, INC. v. A.V.E.L.A., INC.

No. 09-56317.

636 F.3d 1115 (2011)

FLEISCHER STUDIOS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. A.V.E.L.A., INC., DBA Art & Vintage Entertainment Licensing Agency; Art-Nostalgia.com, Inc.; X One X Movie Archive, Inc.; Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Co.; Leo Valencia, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 23, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. LoBue (argued), Gloria C. Phares , A. Leah Vickers , Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, NY, and Rex S. Heinke , Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for appellant Fleischer Studios, Inc.

Douglas D. Winter (argued), The Ball Law Firm, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for appellees A.V.E.L.A., Inc., DBA Art & Vintage Entertainment Licensing Agency, et al.

Opinion by Judge WALLACE; Dissent by Judge GRABER.

OPINION

WALLACE, Senior Circuit Judge:

This appeal stems from the district court's summary judgment dismissing Fleischer Studios, Inc.'s (Fleischer) copyright and trademark infringement action. The district court ruled that Fleischer held neither a valid copyright nor a valid trademark in the Betty Boop cartoon character and thus lacked standing to sue. Fleischer appeals. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a), and our jurisdiction...

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