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Table of Cases (References are to pages in the text.) 16 Casa Duse, LLC v. Merkin, 791 F.3d 247 (2d Cir. 2015) ..... 6-14 A A Slice of Pie Prods. LLC v. Wayans Bros. Entmt, 487 F. Supp. 2d 33 (D. Conn. 2007) ......................... 3-7, 3-8, ........................................................................ 7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 17-7 Aaron Basha Corp. v. Felix B. Vollman, Inc., 88 F. Supp. 2d 226 (S.D.N.Y. 2000) .................... 10-18, 17-10 Accolade, Inc. v. Distinctive Software, Inc., 1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14305 (N.D. Cal. 1990) .............. 8-16 Acker v. King, 112 U.S.P.Q.2d 1220 (D. Conn. 2014) ............ 1-11 Act Grp., Inc. v. Hamlin, No. CV-12-567-PHX, 2014 WL 1285857 (D. Ariz. Mar. 28, 2014) ............. 3-29, 6-3 Act Young Imps., Inc. v. B&E Sales Co., 667 F. Supp. 85 (S.D.N.Y. 1986) ..................................... 16-15 Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. v. Jostens, Inc., 988 F. Supp. 289 (S.D.N.Y. 1997), aff d, 155 F.3d 140 (2d Cir. 1998) ............ 1-6, 2-15, 2-17, 9-3 Addison-Wesley Publg Co. v. Brown, 223 F. Supp. 219 (E.D.N.Y. 1963) ......... 2-27, 6-6, App. B-14 Advanced Tech. Servs., Inc. v. KM Docs, LLC, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134567 (N.D. Ga. Apr. 9, 2013) ...................................................... 17-4 Adventures in Good Eating v. Best Places to Eat, 131 F.2d 809 (7th Cir. 1942) ................................................ 1-5 T 1 (Osterberg/Osterberg, Rel. #13, 5/16)

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A Slice of Pie Prods. LLC v. Wayans Bros. Entm’t,487 F. Supp. 2d 33 (D. Conn. 2007) ......................... 3-7, 3-8,........................................................................ 7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 17-7

Aaron Basha Corp. v. Felix B. Vollman, Inc.,88 F. Supp. 2d 226 (S.D.N.Y. 2000) .................... 10-18, 17-10

Accolade, Inc. v. Distinctive Software, Inc.,1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14305 (N.D. Cal. 1990) ..............8-16

Acker v. King, 112 U.S.P.Q.2d 1220 (D. Conn. 2014) ............1-11Act Grp., Inc. v. Hamlin, No. CV-12-567-PHX,

2014 WL 1285857 (D. Ariz. Mar. 28, 2014) ............. 3-29, 6-3Act Young Imps., Inc. v. B&E Sales Co.,

667 F. Supp. 85 (S.D.N.Y. 1986) .....................................16-15Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. v. Jostens, Inc.,

988 F. Supp. 289 (S.D.N.Y. 1997),aff’d, 155 F.3d 140 (2d Cir. 1998) ............ 1-6, 2-15, 2-17, 9-3

Addison-Wesley Publ’g Co. v. Brown,223 F. Supp. 219 (E.D.N.Y. 1963) .........2-27, 6-6, App. B-14

Advanced Tech. Servs., Inc. v. KM Docs, LLC,2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134567(N.D. Ga. Apr. 9, 2013) ......................................................17-4

Adventures in Good Eating v. Best Places to Eat,131 F.2d 809 (7th Cir. 1942) ................................................1-5

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Alberto-Culver Co. v. Andrea Dumon, Inc.,466 F.2d 705 (7th Cir. 1972) ..............................................2-15

Ale House Mgmt., Inc. v. Raleigh Ale House, Inc.,205 F.3d 137 (4th Cir. 2000) ..............................................11-4

Alexander v. Haley,460 F. Supp. 40 (S.D.N.Y. 1978) ............................. 2-12, 2-13

Alexander v. Murdoch,101 U.S.P.Q.2d 1204 (S.D.N.Y. 2011), aff’d,No. 11-4291, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 23334(2d Cir. Nov. 14, 2012) ............................................. 2-34, 4-13

Aliotti v. R. Dakin & Co.,831 F.2d 898 (9th Cir. 1987) ..........................2-20, 3-26, 3-30,.............................................................. 3-31, 3-40, 10-34, 10-38

Allen v. Destiny’s Child, No. 06 C 6606,2009 WL 2178676 (N.D. Ill. July 21, 2009) ............. 2-19, 9-3

Allen v. Nat’l Acad. Games Project,89 F.3d 614 (9th Cir. 1996) ........................................ 2-9, 15-7

Allen v. Scholastic Inc.,739 F. Supp. 2d 642 (S.D.N.Y. 2011) .................... 3-40, 17-11

Althouse v. Warner Bros. Entm’t, No. CV 13-00696,2014 WL 2986939 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 28, 2014) .....................4-2

Am. Greetings Corp. v. CPG Prods. Corp.,579 F. Supp. 607 (S.D.N.Y. 1983) ............10-35, 10-36, 10-38

Am. Greetings Corp. v. Kleinfab Corp.,400 F. Supp. 228 (S.D.N.Y. 1975) .....................................2-16

Am. Med. Ass’n v. 3Lions Publ’g Inc.,No. 14 C 5280, 2015 WL 6701773(N.D. Ill. Nov. 2, 2015) .............................................. 3-23, 6-5

Am. Mutoscope & Biograph Co. v. Edison Mfg. Co.,137 F. 262 (D.N.J. 1905) ....................................................10-4

Am. Registry of Radiologic Technologists v.Bennett, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120548(W.D. Tex. Aug. 26, 2013) ....................................................6-6

Amini Innovation Corp. v. Anthony Cal., Inc.,439 F.3d 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2006) ............................... 3-32, 3-59

Anderson v. Bessemer City, 470 U.S. 564 (1985) ......... 18-1, 18-4Anderson v. Sony Corp. of Am.,

1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5948 (S.D.N.Y. May 1, 1997) ....... 10-8Anderson v. Stallone,

11 U.S.P.Q.2d 1161 (C.D. Cal. 1989) ......................... 5-2, 5-4

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Angela Adams Licensing LLC v. Surya Carpet, Inc.,2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18982(D. Me. Mar. 10, 2008) ........................................................ 17-3

Angela Adams Licensing, LLC v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 186510(D. Me. Dec. 28, 2012) ......................................................17-7

Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Elsmere Music, Inc.,633 F. Supp. 487 (S.D.N.Y. 1986) .......................................9-2

Apple Comput., Inc. v. Formula Int’l, Inc.,725 F.2d 521 (9th Cir. 1984) ..............................................8-14

Apple Comput., Inc. v. Franklin Comput. Corp.,714 F.2d 1240 (3d Cir. 1983) ..................................... 8-2, 8-13

Apple Comput., Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.,35 F.3d 1435 (9th Cir. 1994),cert. denied, 513 U.S. 1184 (1995) ........ 2-5, 2-26, 3-26, 3-33,........................................8-3, 8-4, 8-5, 8-6, 8-8, 8-9, 8-10, 8-12

Applied Innovations, Inc. v.Regents of the Univ. of Minn.,876 F.2d 626 (8th Cir. 1989) ...................................... 2-16, 6-5

Aqua Creations USA, Inc. v. Hilton Hotels Corp.,98 U.S.P.Q.2d 1471 (S.D.N.Y. 2011),aff’d sub nom. Aqua Creations USA Inc. v.Hilton Worldwide, Inc., 487 F. App’x 627(2d Cir. 2012) ............................................................ 16-3, 16-9

Aqua Creations USA, Inc. v. Hilton Worldwide, Inc.,487 F. App’x 627 (2d Cir. 2012) .............................. 16-3, 16-9

Arden v. Columbia Pictures Indus., Inc.,908 F. Supp. 1248 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) .......... 4-2, 4-7, 4-11, 4-12

Arica Inst., Inc. v. Palmer, 761 F. Supp. 1056(S.D.N.Y. 1991), aff’d, 970 F.2d 1067(2d Cir. 1992) ...................................................2-14, 2-15, 2-29

Armour v. Knowles,81 U.S.P.Q.2d 2016 (S.D. Tex. 2006) ........................ 2-17, 9-3

Armour v. Knowles, 512 F.3d 147 (5th Cir. 2007) ....................1-5Arnstein v. Broad. Music, Inc.,

46 F. Supp. 379 (S.D.N.Y. 1942), aff’d,137 F.2d 410 (2d Cir. 1943) ...............................................9-10

Arnstein v. Edward B. Marks Music Corp.,82 F.2d 275 (2d Cir. 1936) ..................................1-1, 9-9, 9-11

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Arnstein v. Porter,154 F.2d 464 (2d Cir. 1946) ....................... 1-3, 2-18, 3-3, 3-4,..................................................3-5, 3-8, 3-25, 3-37, 17-5, 17-6,...........................App. B-12, App. B-15, App. B-17, App. B-18

Arpaia v. Anheuser-Busch Cos.,55 F. Supp. 2d 151 (W.D.N.Y. 1999) ..................................2-7

Arthur Retlaw & Assocs., Inc. v. Tavenol Labs., Inc.,582 F. Supp. 1010 (N.D. Ill. 1984) ...................................2-18

Arthur Rutenberg Corp. v. Parrino,664 F. Supp. 479 (M.D. Fla. 1987) ......................... 11-8, 11-9

Arthur Rutenberg Homes, Inc. v. Maloney,891 F. Supp. 1560 (M.D. Fla. 1995) ....................... 3-55, 11-8

Arvelo v. Am. Int’l Ins. Co.,875 F. Supp. 95 (D.P.R.), aff’d,66 F.3d 306 (1st Cir.), cert. denied,516 U.S. 1117 (1995) ............................. 2-14, 3-10, 3-11, 3-13

Aspen Tech., Inc. v. M3 Tech., Inc.,569 F. App’x 259 (5th Cir. 2014) ............................. 3-18, 8-10

Assessment Techs. of WI, LLC v. WIREdata, Inc.,350 F.3d 640 (7th Cir. 2003) .................................... 2-39, 2-40

Atari Games Corp. v. Nintendo of Am., Inc.,975 F.2d 832 (Fed. Cir. 1992) .......................2-38, 2-39, 3-38,............................................................................8-11, 8-20, 17-7

Atari Games Corp. v. Oman,979 F.2d 242 (D.C. Cir. 1992) .............................................8-4

Atari, Inc. v. Amusement World, Inc.,547 F. Supp. 222 (D. Md. 1981) .......................................8-23

Atari, Inc. v. Midway Mfg. Co.,672 F.2d 607 (7th Cir. 1982) ...................................... 7-6, 8-23

Atari, Inc. v. N. Am. Philips Consumer Elecs. Corp.,672 F.2d 607 (7th Cir.), cert. denied,459 U.S. 880 (1982) .............................. 2-21, 2-24, 2-30, 2-33,....................................................... 2-36, 2-37, 3-20, 3-21, 3-22,.....................................................3-23, 7-6, 8-6, 8-8, 8-20, 17-9

ATC Distrib. Grp., Inc. v.Whatever It Takes Transmissions & Parts, Inc.,402 F.3d 700 (6th Cir. 2005) ................. 2-9, 2-19, 10-12, 13-8

Atkins v. Fischer, 331 F.3d 988(D.C. Cir. 2003) ...............................................3-53, 3-54, 18-2

Atonick v. Elec. Arts Inc.,109 U.S.P.Q.2d 1812 (N.D. Cal. 2014) .............................8-21

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Attia v. Soc’y of N.Y. Hosp.,47 U.S.P.Q.2d 1154 (S.D.N.Y. 1998), aff’d,201 F.3d 50 (2d Cir. 1999),531 U.S. 843 (2000) .............................. 2-35, 2-36, 11-1, 11-2,........................................................ 11-4, 11-5, 11-9, App. B-12

Aurora World, Inc. v. Ty, Inc.,719 F. Supp. 2d 1115 (C.D. Cal. 2009) ..........................10-35

Austin Prods., Inc. v. F.D.F. Design Studio, Inc.,1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16115(E.D.N.Y. Nov. 2, 1990) ...................................................10-30

Automated Sols. Corp. v. Paragon Data Sys., Inc.,756 F.3d 504 (6th Cir. 2014) .................................... 3-49, 17-3

Autoskill, Inc. v. Nat’l Educ. Support Sys., Inc.,793 F. Supp. 1557 (D.N.M. 1992),aff’d, 994 F.2d 1476 (10th Cir.),510 U.S. 916 (1993) ..................... 8-12, 8-16, 8-18, 8-20, 17-5

Axxiom Mfg. Inc. v. McCoy Invs., Inc.,846 F. Supp. 2d 732 (S.D. Tex. 2012) ...............................15-2

Azaria v. Bierko, No. 2:12-cv-09732(C.D. Cal. Feb. 21, 2014) ....................................................5-4

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Baby Buddies, Inc. v. Toys “R” Us, Inc.,611 F.3d 1308 (11th Cir. 2010) ........................2-7, 3-55, 3-57,................................................................ 3-58, 10-36, 16-3, 18-2

Bach v. Forever Living Prods. U.S., Inc.,473 F. Supp. 2d 1127 (W.D. Wash. 2007) ............. 2-21, 3-32,................................................................................5-2, 5-5, 5-10

Baker v. Selden, 101 U.S. 99 (1879) ................................ 8-8, 8-11Baldine v. Furniture Comfort Corp.,

956 F. Supp. 580 (M.D.N.C. 1996) ................3-34, 3-35, 3-42Balt. Orioles, Inc. v. Major League Baseball Players Ass’n,

805 F.2d 663 (7th Cir. 1986), cert. denied,480 U.S. 941 (1987) ............................................................6-13

Bandana Co. v. TJX Cos.,2005 Copyright L. Dec. (CCH) ¶ 29,012(W.D. Ky. 2005) ................................... 2-20, 3-51, 10-16, 17-2

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BanxCorp v. Costco Wholesale Corp.,723 F. Supp. 2d 596 (S.D.N.Y. 2010) ................................13-7

BanxCorp v. Costco Wholesale Corp.,2013 WL 5677225 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 17, 2013) ....................2-11

Banzai, Inc. v. Broder Bros. Co.,Civil Action No. 08-813, 91 U.S.P.Q.2d 1062,2009 WL 1285518 (E.D. Pa. May 7, 2009) ......................18-2

Barris/Fraser Enters. Ltd. v.Goodson-Todman Enters. Ltd.,5 U.S.P.Q.2d 1887 (S.D.N.Y. 1988) .....................................6-9

Bateman v. Mnemonics, Inc.,79 F.3d 1532 (11th Cir. 1996) .......... 1-5, 3-55, 3-56, 8-2, 8-6,.......................................................... 8-7, 8-10, 8-11, 8-15, 8-19

Batiste v. Najm, 28 F. Supp. 3d 595(E.D. La. 2014) .....................................................................9-4

Battelle Energy All., LLC v. Southfork Sec., Inc.,980 F. Supp. 2d 1211 (D. Idaho 2013) ...............................8-9

Baxter v. MCA, Inc., 812 F.2d 421 (9th Cir.),cert. denied, 484 U.S. 954 (1987) ....................1-9, 1-10, 2-20,.................................................................. 2-22, 3-40, 3-43, 9-13

Beal v. Paramount Pictures Corp.,20 F.3d 454 (11th Cir.), cert. denied,513 U.S. 1062 (1994) ................................... 3-57, 4-7, 7-4, 7-5

Beaudin v. Ben & Jerry’s Homemade,95 F.3d 1 (2d Cir. 1996) ........................................... 2-25, 2-26

Becker v. Loew’s, Inc., 133 F.2d 889 (7th Cir. 1943) .............2-18Bell v. Blaze Magazine, No. 99 Civ. 12342 (RCC),

2001 WL 262718 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 16, 2001) .......................3-9Bellsouth Adver. & Publ’g Corp. v.

Donnelley Info. Publ’g, Inc.,999 F.2d 1436 (11th Cir. 1993), rev’g933 F.2d 952 (11th Cir. 1991) .....13-4, 13-8, 13-9, 13-12, 18-2

Benay v. Warner Bros. Entm’t,607 F.3d 620 (9th Cir. 2010) ................... 3-25, 3-28, 3-32, 4-5

Benham Jewelry Corp. v. Aaron Basha Corp.,45 U.S.P.Q.2d 1078 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) ...............................10-17

Bensbargains.Net, LLC v. Xpbargains.Com,No. 06cv1445 BTM, 2007 WL 2385092(S.D. Cal. Aug. 16, 2007) ......................................... 3-28, 13-5

Benson v. Coca-Cola Co.,795 F.2d 973 (11th Cir. 1986) ...........................1-9, 1-10, 3-57

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Benton v. Decotex, Inc.,2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 26779(6th Cir. Oct. 18, 2000) ......................................................3-49

Berkic v. Crichton,761 F.2d 1289 (9th Cir.), cert. denied,474 U.S. 826 (1985) ............................... 4-1, 4-3, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5

Bernal v. Paradigm Talent & Literary Agency,788 F. Supp. 2d 1043 (C.D. Cal. 2010) ................... 3-28, 7-2,..................................................................................... 17-2, 17-4

Best v. AT&T Mobility, LLC, No. 1:12-CV-564,2015 WL 1125539 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 12, 2015) .................3-52

Bethea v. Burnett,2005 WL 1720631 (C.D. Cal. June 28, 2005) ..................6-15

Bevan v. Columbia Broad. Sys., Inc.,329 F. Supp. 601 (S.D.N.Y. 1971) .....................................5-11

Bikram’s Yoga Coll. of India L.P. v.Evolution Yoga LLC, 803 F.3d 1032,1041 (9th Cir. 2015) ................................ 2-9, 12-1, 12-2, 13-2

Bill Diodato Photography, LLC v. Kate Spade, LLC,388 F. Supp. 2d 382 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) ...................... 10-3, 10-4

Bird Brain, Inc. v. Menard, Inc.,2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11668(W.D. Mich. Aug. 4, 2000) ....................................... 3-49, 3-53

Bissoon-Dath v. Sony Comput. Entm’t,694 F. Supp. 2d 1071 (N.D. Cal. 2010) ............................14-3

Black v. Gosdin,740 F. Supp. 1288 (M.D. Tenn. 1990) .................9-2, 9-3, 9-6

Blakeman v. Walt Disney Co.,613 F. Supp. 2d 288 (E.D.N.Y. 2009) ...............3-9, 3-10, 4-9,........................................................................ 4-11, 5-3, 7-3, 7-4

Blanch v. Koons, 467 F.3d 244 (2d Cir. 2006) ........................14-1Blehm v. Jacobs, No. 09-CV-02865,

2011 WL 4369051 (D. Colo. Sept. 19, 2011),aff’d, 702 F.3d 1193 (10th Cir. 2012) ............3-45, 3-46, 3-47,..........................................................................3-48, 10-11, 17-6

BMS Entm’t/Heat Music LLC v. Bridges,2005 WL 1593013(S.D.N.Y. July 7, 2005) ............................................. 9-8, 13-13

BMS Entm’t/Heat Music LLC v.Bridges, 2005 WL 2675088 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 20, 2005) .....17-3

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Boisson v. Banian, Ltd.,273 F.3d 262 (2d Cir. 2001) ........................................ 3-4, 3-6,......................................................................10-21, 10-24, 10-25

Bollfrass v. Warner Music Grp. Corp.,2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49761(S.D.N.Y. Apr. 1, 2013) ........................................................4-5

Bonazoli v. R.S.V.P. Int’l, Inc.,353 F. Supp. 2d 218 (D.R.I. 2005) ..................................16-11

Boone v. Jackson, 2005 Copyright L. Dec. (CCH) ¶ 29,045(S.D.N.Y. July 1, 2005), aff’d,206 F. App’x 30 (2d Cir. 2006) .................................... 1-7, 9-4

Boosey v. Empire Music Co.,224 F. 646 (2d Cir. 1915) ..................................9-2, 9-10, 9-13

Bos. Copyright Assocs., Ltd. v.U-Haul Int’l, Inc., No. 13-cv-12826,2015 WL 666952(D. Mass. Feb. 17, 2015) ........ 3-11, 3-12, 3-13, 10-11, 10-12

Bouchat v. Balt. Ravens Football Club, Inc.,228 F.3d 489, amended and reh’g en banc denied,241 F.3d 350 (4th Cir. 2000), cert. denied,532 U.S. 1031 (2001) ......................... 1-13, 1-14, 13-12, 17-12

Bouchat v. Bon-Ton Dep’t Stores, Inc.,506 F.3d 315 (4th Cir. 2007) ................................ 17-10, 17-11

Bouchat v. Champion Prods., Inc.,327 F. Supp. 2d 537 (D. Md. 2003), aff’d,506 F.3d 315 (4th Cir. 2007) ............................................17-13

Bowen v. Paisley, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 170337(M.D. Tenn. Dec. 3, 2013) ........................................ 3-52, 9-3

Boyds Collection, Ltd. v. Bearington Collection, Inc.,365 F. Supp. 2d 612 (M.D. Pa. 2005) ...............................16-5

Boyle v. Stephens, No. 97 Civ. 1351, 1998 WL 80175(S.D.N.Y. Feb. 25, 1998) ......................................................3-9

Bracken v. Rosenthal,151 F. 136 (C.C.N.D. Ill. 1907) ............................... 14-2, 14-3

Bradbury v. Columbia Broad. Sys., Inc,174 F. Supp. 733 (S.D. Cal. 1959),aff’d in part and rev’d in part, 287 F.2d 478(9th Cir.), cert. dismissed, 368 U.S. 801 (1961) .......... 4-4, 7-5

Brainard v. Vassar,625 F. Supp. 2d 608 (M.D. Tenn. 2009) ......2-14, 3-50, 3-51,.................................................................... 3-52, 9-3, 9-11, 17-8

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Brandir Int’l, Inc. v. Cascade Pac. Lumber Co.,834 F.2d 1142 (2d Cir. 1987) .................................. 16-7, 16-8,................................................................................. 16-10, 16-11

Bridgeman Art Library Ltd. v. Corel Corp.,36 F. Supp. 2d 191 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) ................................10-10

Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Dimension Films,230 F. Supp. 2d 830 (M.D. Tenn. 2002),aff’d in part, rev’d in part and remanded,383 F.3d 390 (6th Cir. 2004), amended,410 F.3d 792 (2005) ............................................1-5, 2-2, 9-17,....................................................... 9-18, 9-19, 9-20, 9-22, 9-23,....................................................... 9-24, 9-25, 9-26, 9-28, 9-29,....................................................... 9-30, 9-31, 9-32, 9-34, 9-35,.................................................................. 9-36, 9-37, 9-38, 9-39

Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. UMG Recordings, Inc.,585 F.3d 267 (6th Cir. 2009) ................. 2-22, 2-24, 3-49, 3-50

Bridgmon v. Array Sys. Corp.,325 F.3d 572 (5th Cir. 2003) ..............................................3-17

Briggs v. Blomkamp, No. C 13-4679,2014 WL 4961396 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 3, 2014) ....................2-37

Bright Tunes Music Corp. v. Harrisongs Music, Ltd.,420 F. Supp. 177 (S.D.N.Y. 1976), aff’d,722 F.2d 988 (2d Cir. 1983) .................. 1-10, 9-11, 9-38, 17-5

Broderbund Software, Inc. v. Unison World, Inc.,648 F. Supp. 1127 (N.D. Cal. 1986) .................................8-15

Brooks-Ngwenya v. Mind Tr., No. 1:15-CV-01648,Dkt. #13 (S.D. Ind. Dec. 15, 2015) .................... 17-11, 17-12

Brooktree Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices,977 F.2d 1555 (Fed. Cir. 1992) ......................... 1-2, App. B-2

Brown Bag Software v. Symantec Corp.,960 F.2d 1465 (9th Cir.), cert. denied,506 U.S. 869 (1992) ........................................3-26, 3-31, 8-12,............................................................................8-17, 17-5, 17-6

Brown v. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entm’t,No. 6:14-cv-147, 2015 WL 5081125, at *8–12(E.D. Ky. Aug. 27, 2015) ............................................ 3-53, 4-7

Brownmark Films, LLC v. Comedy Partners,682 F.3d 687 (7th Cir. 2012) ..............................................3-23

Bryant v. Gordon, 483 F. Supp. 2d 605(N.D. Ill. 2007) ......................................................... 10-3, 17-2

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BUC Int’l Corp. v. Intercontinental Yacht Council Ltd.,489 F.3d 1129 (11th Cir. 2007) ........................2-6, 2-11, 3-56,............................................................... 13-2, 13-3, 13-9, 13-10,........................................................................... 13-12, App. B-4

Buckman v. Citicorp,No. 95 Civ. 0773 (MBM),1996 WL 34158 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 30, 1996), aff’d,101 F.3d 1393 (2d Cir. 1996) ...............................................3-9

Builders Mut. Ins. Co. v. Donald A. Gardner Architects,856 F. Supp. 2d 773 (D.S.C. 2012) .................................11-10

Burns v. Frontline Gear,2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19144(E.D. Mich. Nov. 17, 2000) ................................. 10-11, 10-12

Burns v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.,75 F. Supp. 986 (D. Mass. 1948) .......................................17-2

Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v.Sarony, 111 U.S. 53 (1884) ...................................... 10-1, 10-2

Buttner v. RD Palmer Enters., Inc.,No. 5:13-CV-0342, 2015 WL 1472084(N.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2015) .....................................................3-6

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Cabell v. Sony Pictures Entm’t, Inc.,714 F. Supp. 2d 452 (S.D.N.Y. 2010) .............2-7, 10-9, 10-11

Caffey v. Cook,409 F. Supp. 2d 484 (S.D.N.Y. 2006) ..............................13-13

Cain v. Universal Pictures Co.,47 F. Supp. 1013 (S.D. Cal. 1942) ....................................2-38

Calhoun v. Lillenas Publ’g, 298 F.3d 1228(11th Cir. 2002), cert. denied, 539 U.S. 903 (2003) ...........9-9

Cameron Indus., Inc. v. Mother’s Work, Inc.,338 F. App’x 69 (2d Cir. 2009) ........................................10-21

Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.,510 U.S. 569 (1994) ............................................................9-40

Campbell v. Osmond,917 F. Supp. 1574 (M.D. Fla. 1996) ................... 10-30, 10-31

Campbell v. Walt Disney Co.,718 F. Supp. 2d 1108 (N.D. Cal. 2010) ............................4-12

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Canal + Image UK Ltd. v. Lutvak,773 F. Supp. 2d 419 (S.D.N.Y. 2011) ...............3-9, 17-6, 17-7

Carmichael Lodge No. 2103 v. Leonard,2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84857(E.D. Cal. Sept. 15, 2009) ....................................... 13-4, 18-2

Carol Barnhart, Inc. v. Econ. Cover Corp.,773 F.2d 411 (2d Cir. 1985) .................. 3-5, 16-4, 16-7, 16-11

Cartier v. Jackson, 59 F.3d 1046 (10th Cir. 1995) ...........App. B-3Castle Rock Entm’t, Inc. v.

Carol Publ’g Grp., Inc., 150 F.3d 132(2d Cir. 1998) ................................... 2-34, 3-4, 3-8, 14-3, 14-5

Castorina v. Spike Cable Networks, Inc.,784 F. Supp. 2d 107 (E.D.N.Y. 2011) ....................... 3-9, 6-15

Cavalier v. Random House, Inc.,297 F.3d 815 (9th Cir. 2002) ............. 3-26, 3-29, 10-11, 10-13

CBS Broad. Inc. v. ABC, Inc.,No. 02 Civ. 8813 (LAP),2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20258(Jan. 13, 2003) ........................................................... 6-10, 6-13

CBS Operations Inc. v. Reel Funds Int’l, Inc.,2007 WL 2325218(N.D. Tex. Aug. 13, 2007) .................................5-7, 15-6, 15-7

CCC Info. Servs., Inc. v.McLean Hunter Mkt. Reports, Inc.,44 F.3d 61 (2d Cir. 1994) .....................................................2-9

Celebration Int’l, Inc. v. Chosun Int’l, Inc.,234 F. Supp. 2d 905 (S.D. Ind. 2002) ..................... 16-3, 16-6

Cellular Accessories for Less, Inc. v. Trinitas LLC,2014 WL 5700112 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 5, 2014) .............. 6-5, 6-6

Chafir v. Carey, 2007 WL 2702211(S.D.N.Y. Sept. 17, 2007) .....................................................1-8

Chamberlain Grp., Inc. v. Skylink Techs., Inc.,381 F.3d 1178 (Fed. Cir. 2004), cert. denied,544 U.S. 923 (2005) ............................................................3-59

Charles W. Ross Builder, Inc. v. Olsen Fine Home Bldg.,LLC, No. 11-2206, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 23224(4th Cir. Sept. 19, 2012) .....................................................3-34

Chase-Riboud v. Dreamworks, Inc.,987 F. Supp. 1222 (C.D. Cal. 1997) ... 2-5, 3-27, 6-2, 6-4, 6-7

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Chatterton v. Cave,3 App. Cas. 483 (House of Lords 1878) ................. 9-27, 9-31

Chosun Int’l, Inc. v. Chrisha Creations, Ltd.,413 F.3d 324 (2d Cir. 2005) ...... 16-3, 16-5, 16-6, 16-8, 16-10

Christenson v. FLTI, No. 6:13-cv-00254,2013 WL 5781276 (D. Or. Oct. 23, 2013) .................. 2-9, 6-3

Christianson v. West Publ’g Co.,149 F.2d 202 (9th Cir. 1945) ..............................................3-34

Christopher Phelps & Assocs. LLC v.Galloway, 492 F.3d 532 (4th Cir. 2007) .............................3-60

CHS Inc. v. PetroNet, LLC, Civ.No. 10-94 (RHK/FLN), 2011 WL 1885465(D. Minn. May 18, 2011) .....................................................8-6

Chuck Blore & Don Richman, Inc. v.20/20 Adver., Inc., 674 F. Supp. 671(D. Minn. 1987) ...................................................7-5, 7-6, 17-7

Churchill Livingstone, Inc. v. Williams & Wilkins,949 F. Supp. 1045 (S.D.N.Y. 1996) ...................................17-2

City Merch. Inc. v. Broadway Gifts, Inc.,2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5629(S.D.N.Y. Jan. 27, 2009) .......................................................3-6

City of New York v. Geodata Plus, LLC,537 F. Supp. 2d 443 (E.D.N.Y. 2007) .... 1-7, 1-9, 2-30, 10-42

CK Co. v. Burger King Corp.,1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13934(S.D.N.Y. Sept. 29, 1994), aff’d without opinion,122 F.3d 1055 (2d Cir. 1995) ..............................3-40, 5-3, 5-7

Close to My Heart, Inc. v. Enthusiast Media LLC,508 F. Supp. 2d 963 (D. Utah 2007) ................................3-44

CMM Cable Rep, Inc. v. Keymarket Commc’ns, Inc.,870 F. Supp. 631 (M.D. Pa. 1994) .................3-13, 3-14, 3-15

CMM Cable Rep, Inc. v. Ocean Coast Props., Inc.,97 F.3d 1504 (1st Cir. 1996) ...........................2-14, 3-10, 3-12

Coble v. Renfroe, No. C11-0498 RSM,2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18620(W.D. Wash. Feb. 5, 2012) ..................................................9-6

Collezione Europa U.S.A., Inc. v.Hillsdale House, Ltd., 243 F. Supp. 2d 444(M.D.N.C. 2003) .................................................................16-6

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Colon-Lorenzana v. S. Am. Rests. Corp.,No. 12-1794, 2014 WL 1794459(D.P.R. May 6, 2014) ..........................................................2-10

Columbia Pictures Indus., Inc. v. Miramax Films Corp.,11 F. Supp. 2d 1179 (C.D. Cal. 1998) ...........3-32, 3-33, 10-7

Comins v. Discovery Commc’ns, Inc.,200 F. Supp. 2d 512 (D. Md. 2002) .................3-36, 3-42, 7-4

Comput. Assocs. Int’l, Inc. v. Altai, Inc.,982 F.2d 693 (2d Cir. 1992) ....................... 3-38, 8-2, 8-3, 8-6,..................................................8-7, 8-9, 8-10, 8-11, 8-14, 8-15,....................................................... 8-16, 8-17, 8-18, 8-19, 8-20,............................................................................8-21, 17-1, 17-7

Conan Props., Inc. v. Mattel, Inc., 601 F. Supp. 1179(S.D.N.Y. 1984) ...................................................................15-5

Concord Fabrics, Inc. v. Marcus Bros. Textile Corp.,409 F.2d 1315 (2d Cir. 1969) ................................. 2-37, 10-24

Concrete Mach. Co. v. Classic Lawn Ornaments, Inc.,843 F.2d 600 (1st Cir. 1988) .................. 2-9, 2-20, 2-35, 2-36,.............................................3-10, 3-11, 3-12, 10-16, 17-5, 17-6

Consul Tec, Inc. v. Interface Sys., Inc.,22 U.S.P.Q.2d 1538 (E.D. Mich. 1991) ..... 3-38, 8-2, 8-4, 8-22

Control Data Sys., Inc. v. Infoware, Inc.,903 F. Supp. 1316 (D. Minn. 1995) ........... 1-8, 8-6, 8-9, 8-18

Cooley v. Penguin Grp. (USA) Inc.,31 F. Supp. 3d 599 (S.D.N.Y. 2014) ..................................15-8

Cooling Sys. & Flexibles, Inc. v. Stuart Radiator, Inc.,777 F.2d 485 (9th Cir. 1985) .................................... 2-26, 13-9

Copeland v. Bieber, No. 2:13-CV-246(E.D. Va. Mar. 28, 2014) .......................................... 3-40, 3-42

Copeland v. Bieber, 789 F.3d 484, 494(4th Cir. 2015) ................................ 3-34, 3-35, 3-42, 9-2, 9-10

Coquico, Inc. v. Rodriguez-Miranda,562 F.3d 62 (1st Cir. 2009) ............................2-20, 3-10, 3-11,.............................................................. 10-35, 10-38, 17-9, 18-2

Corbello v. Devito, No. 2:08-cv-00867,2015 WL 5768531 (D. Nev. Sept. 30, 2015) ....................3-29

Corwin v. Walt Disney Co.,475 F.3d 1239 (11th Cir. 2007) .................................. 1-8, 17-4

Cory Van Rijn, Inc. v. Cal. Raisin Advisory Bd.,697 F. Supp. 1136 (E.D. Cal. 1987) ..................................3-10

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Cosmos Jewelry Ltd. v. Po Sun Hon Co.,470 F. Supp. 2d 1072 (C.D. Cal. 2006), aff’d,No. 06-56388, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 6187(9th Cir. Mar. 24, 2009), cert. denied,130 S. Ct. 467 (2009) ............................................. 2-20, 10-18

Cottrill v. Spears, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8823(E.D. Pa. May 22, 2003), aff’d,87 F. App’x 803 (3d Cir. 2004) ..........................................9-11

Country Kids ‘N City Slicks, Inc. v. Sheen,77 F.3d 1280 (10th Cir. 1996) ........ 1-3, 1-4, 2-24, 3-43, 3-44,........................................................ 3-45, 3-46, 3-48, 8-22, 18-2

Covington Indus. v. Culp, Inc.,50 U.S.P.Q.2d 1543 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) ........10-20, 10-23, 10-24

Craft v. Kobler, 667 F. Supp. 120 (S.D.N.Y. 1987) ...... 2-11, 2-19,.......................................................... 2-23, 2-27, 6-2, App. B-14

Craig Frazier Design, Inc. v.Zimmerman Agency, LLC, No. C 10-1094,2010 WL 3790656 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 27, 2010) .................2-27

Crane v. Poetic Prods. Ltd.,593 F. Supp. 2d 585 (S.D.N.Y. 2009),aff’d, No. 09-0771 CV, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 24033(2d Cir. Nov. 3, 2009) ...............2-11, 2-19, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 17-8

Creations Unlimited, Inc. v. McCain,112 F.3d 814 (5th Cir. 1997) ................................... 2-35, 3-18,........................................................ 3-19, App. B-12, App. B-18

CSM Inv’rs, Inc. v. Everest Dev., Ltd.,840 F. Supp. 1304 (D. Minn. 1994) ....................... 3-44, 11-1,................................................................ 11-2, 11-7, 11-9, 11-10

CurcioWebb LLC v. Nat’l Benefit Programs Agency, Inc.,79 U.S.P.Q.2d 1119, 2006 Copyright L. Rep. (CCH)¶ 29,116 (S.D. Ohio 2006) .................................................2-25

Currin v. Arista Records, Inc.,724 F. Supp. 2d 286 (D. Conn. 2010) .............2-16, 9-7, 17-4

Curtin v. Star Editorial, Inc.,2 F. Supp. 2d 670 (E.D. Pa. 1998) ......................................2-7

Cybermedia, Inc. v. Symantec Corp.,19 F. Supp. 2d 1070 (N.D. Cal. 1998) ..............1-6, 2-23, 8-6,............................................................................8-10, 8-16, 8-19

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Dahl v. Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc.,No. 2:14-CV-1737, 2015 WL 1034342(D. Nev. Mar. 10, 2015) .....................................................14-1

Dahlen v. Mich. Licensed Beverage Ass’n,132 F. Supp. 2d 574 (E.D. Mich. 2001) ........2-35, 3-49, 3-52

Dal v. Viacom Int’l, Inc.,518 F. Supp. 2d 526 (S.D.N.Y. 2007) ..................................1-9

Dalen Prods., Inc. v. Harbor Freight Tools, USA,No. 3:07-CV-179, 2010 WL 3083543(E.D. Tenn. June 24, 2010) .................. 17-3, 17-6, 17-7, 17-8

Dalton Ross Homes, Inc. v. Williams,83 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1953 (D. Ariz. 2007) ......................15-6

Dam Things from Denmark v. Russ Berrie & Co.,290 F.3d 548 (3d Cir. 2002) ............................3-13, 3-14, 3-16

Damiano v. Sony Music Entm’t, Inc.,975 F. Supp. 623 (D.N.J. 1996) .........................................17-2

Dan River, Inc. v. Sanders Sale Enters., Inc.,97 F. Supp. 2d 426 (S.D.N.Y. 2000) ................................10-23

Darden v. Peters,402 F. Supp. 2d 638 (E.D.N.C. 2005), aff’d,488 F.3d 277 (4th Cir. 2007), cert. denied,522 U.S. 1230 (2008) ............................................ 10-39, 10-40

Darrell v. Joe Morris Music Co.,113 F.2d 80 (2d Cir. 1940) ...................................................9-9

Data E. USA, Inc. v. Epyx, Inc.,862 F.2d 204 (9th Cir. 1988) ..........................3-38, 8-17, 8-22,............................................................................8-23, 18-1, 18-4

Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharm., Inc.,509 U.S. 579 (1993) .................................................. 17-3, 17-4

Dave Grossman Designs, Inc. v. Bortin,177 U.S.P.Q. 627 (N.D. Ill. 1973) .......... 10-15, 10-16, 10-17

Davidov v. Tapemeasure Enters., Inc.,27 U.S.P.Q.2d 1382 (S.D.N.Y. 1993) .................................10-3

DaVinci Editrice S.R.L. v. Ziko Games, LLC,No. H-13-3415, 2014 WL 3900139(S.D. Tex. Aug. 8, 2014) ............................................. 2-10, 5-6

Davis v. ABC, No. 1:10-CV-167,2010 WL 2998476 (W.D. Mich. July 28, 2010) ................3-53

Davis v. Gap, Inc., 246 F.3d 152 (2d Cir. 2001) ............... 2-2, 2-4

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Davis v. United Artists, Inc.,547 F. Supp. 722 (S.D.N.Y. 1982) ............................. 2-38, 7-2

Dawson v. Hinshaw Music, Inc.,905 F.2d 731 (4th Cir.), cert. denied,498 U.S. 981 (1990) .............................. 3-34, 3-35, 3-36, 3-37,....................................................... 3-38, 3-41, 3-51, 17-7, 17-8,..................................................................App. B-16, App. B-17

DBC of N.Y., Inc. v. Merit Diamond Corp.,768 F. Supp. 414 (S.D.N.Y. 1991) ...................................10-18

DC Comics v. Towle,No. CV 11-3934 RSWL (OPx),2013 WL 541430 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 7, 2013) ......5-2, 5-5, 14-1,............................................................................14-2, 16-2, 16-3

DC Comics v. Towle,802 F.3d 1012 (9th Cir. 2015) .............................3-32, 5-2, 5-5

Dean v. Cameron, 53 F. Supp. 3d 641,2014 WL 4638355(S.D.N.Y. Sept. 17, 2014) ................ 2-37, 3-9, 7-7, 14-1, 17-8

Decker, Inc. v. G&N Equip. Co.,438 F. Supp. 2d 734 (E.D. Mich. 2006) ............. 10-25, 13-12

DeMontijo v. 20th Century Fox Film Corp.,40 F. Supp. 133 (S.D. Cal. 1941) ......................................2-38

Denker v. Uhry, 820 F. Supp. 722 (S.D.N.Y. 1992),aff’d, 996 F.2d 301 (2d Cir. 1993) ........... 3-4, 4-7, 4-10, 4-12,.....................................................4-13, 5-8, 7-3, 7-4, 17-7, 17-8

Design Ideas, Ltd. v. Yankee Candle Co.,No. 10-CV-3217,2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112014(C.D. Ill. Aug. 9, 2012) ............................................ 16-4, 16-7

Design Basics LLC v. J&V Roberts Invs., Inc.No. 14-CV-1083, 2015 WL 5315680(E.D. Wis. Sept. 11, 2015) ...................................... 3-23, 11-5,

Design Tex Grp., Inc. v. U.S. Vinyl Mfg. Corp.,76 U.S.P.Q.2d 1946 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) .................................1-10

Desny v. Wilder, 46 Cal. 2d 715 (1946) .....................................4-5Detective Comics, Inc. v. Bruns Publ’ns, Inc.,

111 F.2d 432 (2d Cir. 1940) ......................................... 5-1, 5-2DF Inst., Inc. v. Marketshare EDS,

84 U.S.P.Q.2d 1206, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40329(D. Minn. June 1, 2007) ............................................. 3-44, 6-5

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Dig. Commc’ns Assocs., Inc. v.Softklone Distrib. Corp., 659 F. Supp. 449(N.D. Ga. 1987) ........................................... 8-4, 8-5, 8-8, 8-19

Direct Mktg. of Va., Inc. v. E. Mishan & Sons, Inc.,753 F. Supp. 100 (S.D.N.Y. 1990) .....................................2-14

DiTocco v. Riordan,815 F. Supp. 2d 655 (S.D.N.Y. 2011), aff’d,No. 11-4438-CV, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 19268(2d Cir. Sept. 13, 2012) ......................... 2-34, 2-35, 3-40, 17-6

Dr. Pepper Co. v. Sambo’s Rests., Inc.,517 F. Supp. 1202 (N.D. Tex. 1981) ...................................4-5

Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P. v. Penguin Books USA, Inc.,109 F.3d 1394 (9th Cir.), cert. dismissed,521 U.S. 1146 (1997) .......................................2-20, 3-26, 3-41

Donald v. Zack Meyer’s T.V. Sales & Serv.,426 F.2d 1027 (5th Cir. 1970), cert. denied,400 U.S. 992 (1971) ........................................ 2-27, App. B-14

Doody v. Penguin Grp. (USA) Inc.,673 F. Supp. 2d 1144 (D. Haw. 2009) ................................7-3

Douglas v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.,2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21028 (E.D. Pa. 2003),aff’d without opinion,112 F. App’x 865 (3d Cir. 2004) ......................................17-12

Douglas v. Osteen, 560 F. Supp. 2d 362 (E.D. Pa. 2008),aff’d, 317 F. App’x 97 (3d Cir. 2009) ................................2-18

Dream Custom Homes, Inc. v. Modern Day Constr., Inc.,476 F. App’x 190 (11th Cir. 2012) .....................................3-57

Dream Custom Homes, Inc. v. Modern Day Constr., Inc.,773 F. Supp. 2d 1288 (M.D. Fla. 2011) ........11-3, 11-8, 15-8

Duff v. Kan. City Star Co.,299 F.2d 320 (8th Cir. 1962) ..............................................2-18

Dugan v. Am. Broad. Corp.,216 F. Supp. 763 (S.D. Cal. 1963) .....................2-36, 7-2, 7-4

Dunn v. Brown,517 F. Supp. 2d 541 (D. Mass. 2007) ..............4-3, 4-10, 17-2

Durham Indus., Inc. v. Tomy Corp.,630 F.2d 905 (2d Cir. 1980) .............................2-35, 2-36, 3-8,................................................................ 10-30, 15-2, 15-4, 15-5

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Dyer v. Napier, 81 U.S.P.Q.2d 1035(D. Ariz. 2006) ............................. 2-20, 10-3, 10-8, 14-2, 17-4

Dyer v. V.P. Records Retail Outlet, Inc.,05 CIV 6583, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56279(S.D.N.Y. July 24, 2008) .......................................................2-3

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Eales v. Envtl. Lifestyles, Inc.,958 F.2d 876 (9th Cir.), cert. denied,506 U.S. 1001 (1992) ..........................................................16-4

Earth Flag Ltd. v. Alamo Flag Co.,153 F. Supp. 2d 349 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) ................................15-5

EarthCam, Inc. v. OxBlue Corp.,49 F. Supp. 3d 1210(N.D. Ga. 2014) ........................................................ 3-55, 8-19

Eaton v. Nat’l Broad. Co.,972 F. Supp. 1019 (E.D. Va. 1997), aff’d,1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 10288(4th Cir. May 21, 1998) ........................... 3-34, 3-35, 4-12, 5-2

eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, LLC,547 U.S. 388 (2008) ............................................................3-59

Echevarria v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.,12 F. Supp. 632 (S.D. Cal. 1935) ........................................6-8

Eckes v. Card Prices Update,736 F.2d 859 (2d Cir. 1984) ...............................................13-6

Eden Toys, Inc. v. Marshall Field & Co.,675 F.2d 498 (2d Cir. 1982) .................. 2-6, 2-33, 2-35, 10-38

Educ. Testing Serv. v. Simon,95 F. Supp. 2d 1081 (C.D. Cal. 1999) ................................6-5

Educ. Testing Servs. v. Katzman,793 F.2d 533 (3d Cir. 1986) ......................................... 2-9, 6-5

Edwards v. Raymond,22 F. Supp. 3d 293 (S.D.N.Y. 2014) .......................... 9-4, 17-8

E.F. Johnson Co. v. Uniden Corp. of Am.,623 F. Supp. 1485 (D. Minn. 1985) ....... 1-6, 8-14, 8-15, 8-20

Effie Film, LLC v. Murphy,932 F. Supp. 2d 538 (S.D.N.Y. 2013), aff’d,564 F. App’x 631 (2d Cir. 2014) ...........................3-5, 3-6, 6-7

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Effie Film, LLC v. Pomerance,909 F. Supp. 2d 273 (S.D.N.Y. 2012),later opinion, No. 11 Civ. 7087 (JPO),2013 WL 1759560 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 24, 2013) ......................6-7

Eliya, Inc. v. Kohl’s Dep’t Stores,No. 06 Civ. 195 (GEL), 2006 WL 2545196(S.D.N.Y. Sept. 13, 2006) ................................16-3, 16-8, 16-9

Eliya, Inc. v. Kohl’s Dep’t Stores,No. 06 Civ. 195 (GEL), 2006 WL 2645196(S.D.N.Y. Sept. 13, 2006) .................................................16-13

Ellis v. Diffie,177 F.3d 503 (6th Cir. 1999) ....... 3-47, 3-48, 18-1, App. B-15

Ellison Educ. Equip. v. Accu-Cut Sys., Inc.,769 F. Supp. 1090 (D. Neb. 1991) ..................................16-13

Elsmere Music, Inc. v. Nat’l Broad. Co.,482 F. Supp. 741 (S.D.N.Y.),aff’d, 623 F.2d 252 (2d Cir. 1980) ........2-23, 9-13, App. B-13

Engenium Sols., Inc. v. Symphonic Techs., Inc.,924 F. Supp. 2d 757 (S.D. Tex. 2013) ....................... 8-2, 8-21

Eng’g Dynamics, Inc. v. Structural Software, Inc.,26 F.3d 1335 (5th Cir. 1994), supplemental opinion at46 F.3d 408 (5th Cir. 1995) .............. 1-5, 1-8, 2-25, 3-18, 8-4,......................................... 8-6, 8-8, 8-10, 8-12, 8-13, 8-15, 8-19

Enter. Mgmt. Ltd. v. Warrick,717 F.3d 1112 (10th Cir. 2013) ........................................13-12

Entm’t Res. Grp. v. Genesis Creative Grp.,122 F.3d 1211 (9th Cir. 1997), cert. denied,523 U.S. 1021 (1998) ................................................ 15-3, 15-5

EPM Commc’ns, Inc. v. Notara, Inc.,2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11533(S.D.N.Y. Aug. 14, 2000) .............................13-6, 13-10, 13-11

Erickson v. Blake, 839 F. Supp. 2d 1132 (D. Or. 2012) ...........9-7eScholar, LLC v. Otis Educ. Sys., Inc.,

76 U.S.P.Q.2d 1880, 2005 WL 2977569(S.D.N.Y. 2005) ............................................ 8-2, 8-3, 8-9, 8-13

Estate of Wood v. C.I.R., 909 F.2d 1155(8th Cir. 1990) ........................................................... 9-27, 9-28

Ets-Hokin v. Skyy Spirits, Inc.,225 F.3d 1068 (9th Cir. 2000) ..........................2-9, 10-1, 10-2,..........................................................................10-3, 15-3, 16-15

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Ets-Hokin v. Skyy Spirits, Inc.,323 F.3d 763 (9th Cir. 2003) ..............................................2-26

Evolution, Inc. v. Suntrust Bank,342 F. Supp. 2d 943 (D. Kan. 2004) ....................... 2-39, 2-40

EZ Loader Boat Trailers, Inc. v.Cox Trailers, Inc., 746 F.2d 375 (7th Cir. 1984) ............17-12

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F.A. Davis Co. v. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.,75 U.S.P.Q.2d 1911 (E.D. Pa. 2005) ...............................13-12

Falk v. Donaldson, 57 F. 32 (C.C.D.N.Y. 1893) ......................9-27Falk v. T.P. Howell & Co.,

37 F. 202 (C.C.S.D.N.Y. 1888) .......................2-36, 14-1, 14-3FASA Corp. v. Playmates Toys, Inc.,

912 F. Supp. 1124 (N.D. Ill. 1996) ........................... 1-8, 3-20Faulkner v. Nat’l Geographic Soc’y,

576 F. Supp. 2d 609 (S.D.N.Y. 2008) ................................17-3Faulkner Literary Rights, LLC v.

Sony Pictures Classics, Inc.,953 F. Supp. 2d 701 (N.D. Miss. 2013) ..............................2-4

Faulkner Press, LLC v. Class Notes, LLC,756 F. Supp. 2d 1352 (N.D. Fla. 2010) .................... 2-21, 6-6

FC Online Mktg., Inc. v.Burke’s Martial Arts, LLC, No. 14-CV-3685,2015 WL 4162757 (E.D.N.Y. July 8, 2015) ........................3-9

Feist Publ’ns, Inc. v. Rural Tel. Serv. Co.,499 U.S. 340 (1991) .................1-1, 2-5, 2-6, 2-11, 2-16, 2-25,................................. 10-39, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-12, App. B-13

Feldman v. Rhimes, 72 F. Supp. 3d 361,(D. Mass. 2014) .....................................................................1-8

Feldman v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.,723 F. Supp. 2d 357 (D. Mass. 2010) ......................... 2-7, 5-2

Ferguson v. Nat’l Broad. Co.,584 F.2d 111 (5th Cir. 1978) ....... 1-13, 1-14, 3-18, 9-11, 17-5

Filmvideo Releasing Corp. v. Hastings,509 F. Supp. 60 (S.D.N.Y.), aff’d,668 F.2d 91 (2d Cir. 1981) ................................5-9, 14-3, 14-4

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First Am. Artificial Flowers v. Joseph Markovits, Inc.,342 F. Supp. 178 (S.D.N.Y. 1972) .....................................2-25

Fisher v. Dees, 794 F.2d 432 (9th Cir. 1986) ................ App. B-14Fisher v. United Feature Syndicate, Inc.,

37 F. Supp. 2d 1213 (D. Colo. 1999), aff’d mem.,203 F.3d 834 (10th Cir.), cert. denied,531 U.S. 992 (2000) ....................... 2-7, 3-44, 3-47, 3-47, 3-48

Fisher-Price, Inc. v. Well-Made Toy Mfg. Corp.,28 U.S.P.Q.2d 1623 (W.D.N.Y. 1993),aff’d in part and vacated in part,25 F.3d 119 (2d Cir. 1994) .................. 1-5, 10-28, 10-29, 18-2

Fisher-Price Toys v. My Toy Co.,385 F. Supp. 218 (S.D.N.Y. 1974) ....................... 10-28, 10-28

Flaherty v. Filardi, 388 F. Supp. 2d 274(S.D.N.Y. 2005) .............................................. 3-9, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4

Flaherty v. Filardi, No. 03 Civ. 2167,2009 WL 749570 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 20, 2009) .....................2-38

Flava Works, Inc. v.Gunter, 689 F.3d 754 (7th Cir. 2012) ................................3-60

Flexible Lifeline Sys., Inc. v. Precision Lift, Inc.,654 F.3d 989 (9th Cir. 2011) ..............................................3-59

Flomerics Ltd. v. Fluid Dynamics Int’l, Inc.,880 F. Supp. 60 (D. Mass. 1995) ............................. 3-10, 3-13

Flynn v. Surnow, 70 U.S.P.Q.2d 1231 (C.D. Cal. 2003) .........2-13Fogerty v. MGM Grp. Holdings Corp., Inc.,

379 F.3d 348 (6th Cir. 2004) .................................... App. B-15Folio Impressions, Inc. v. Byer Cal.,

937 F.2d 759 (2d Cir. 1991) .................................3-4, 3-5, 3-6,............................................................ 10-20, 10-21, 10-23, 18-4

Folsom v. Marsh, 9 F. Cas. 342(C.C.D. Mass. 1841) (No. 4901) .............................. App. B-17

Fooey Inc. v. Gap, Inc., 2013 WL 2237515(N.D. Ill. May 17, 2013) ..................................................10-11

Ford Motor Co. v. Autel US Inc.,No. 14-13760, 2015 WL 5729067(E.D. Mich. Sept. 30, 2015) ..............................................3-52

Ford Motor Co. v. Summit Motor Prods., Inc.,930 F.2d 277 (3d Cir.), cert. denied,502 U.S. 939 (1991) .........................................3-13, 3-15, 3-16

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Fournier v. McCann Erickson,202 F. Supp. 2d 290 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) ................................10-2

Foxworthy v. Custom Tees, Inc.,879 F. Supp. 1200 (N.D. Ga. 1995) .......................... 2-7, 2-17

Francescatti v. Germanotta,111 U.S.P.Q.2d 1360(N.D. Ill. June 17, 2014) ...................................3-20, 3-21, 9-4

Francescatti v. Germanotta,No. 11 CV 5270, 2014 WL 2767231(N.D. Ill. June 17, 2014) .......................................... 1-11, 17-6

Frank Betz Assocs. v. Signature Homes, Inc.,92 U.S.P.Q.2d 1507, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59354(M.D. Tenn. July 13, 2009) ...................................... 11-8, 18-2

Franklin Mint Corp. v. Nat’l Wildlife Art Exch., Inc.,575 F.2d 62 (3d Cir.), cert. denied,439 U.S. 880 (1978) ..................... 2-6, 3-13, 3-15, 10-12, 17-5

Fred Fisher, Inc. v. Dillingham,298 F. 145 (S.D.N.Y. 1924) ........................................ 9-8, 9-38

Frybarger v. Int’l Bus. Machs. Corp.,812 F.2d 525 (9th Cir. 1987) .................................... 8-14, 8-23

Frye v. YMCA, No. 4:98 CV 3105,2009 WL 2229522 (D. Neb. July 20, 2009),aff’d, 617 F.3d 1005 (8th Cir. 2010) ........................ 2-13, 17-8

Fuld v. Nat’l Broad. Co.,390 F. Supp. 877 (S.D.N.Y. 1975) ............................ 2-38, 4-3,................................................................................4-7, 4-11, 7-2

Fuller v. Bemis, 50 F. 926 (C.C.S.D.N.Y. 1892) .....................12-1Funky Films, Inc. v. Time Warner Entm’t Co.,

462 F.3d 1072 (9th Cir. 2006) ................... 3-29, 3-32, 7-3, 7-4

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Gable v. NBC,727 F. Supp. 2d 815 (C.D. Cal. 2010), aff’d,438 F. App’x 587 (9th Cir. 2011) ............ 3-28, 7-5, 17-2, 17-4

Gadh v. Spiegel,No. CV 14-855, 2014 WL 1778950(C.D. Cal. Apr. 2, 2014) ............................................. 3-34, 4-2

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Gaines v. District of Columbia,2013 WL 444679 (D.D.C. Aug. 21, 2013) ..........................2-7

Gal v. Viacom Int’l, Inc.,403 F. Supp. 2d 294 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) ..................................3-9

Gal v. Viacom Int’l, Inc.,518 F. Supp. 2d 526(S.D.N.Y. 2007) ................................ 3-7, 3-18, 4-3, 4-10, 5-11

Galiano v. Harrah’s Operating Co.,2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17258(E.D. La. Nov. 21, 2000) ....................................................3-19

Galiano v. Harrah’s Operating Co.,416 F.3d 411 (5th Cir. 2005) ................................... 16-2, 16-3,..........................................................................16-4, 16-5, 16-12

Games Workshop Ltd. v.Chapterhouse Studios LLC,2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 168360(N.D. Ill. Nov. 27, 2012) ...................................... 16-10, 16-11

Gamma Audio & Video, Inc. v. Ean-Chea,11 F.3d 1106 (1st Cir. 1993) ..............................................15-4

Garcia v. Google, Inc., 766 F.3d 929 (9th Cir. 2014) ..............6-14Gardner v. Nizer,

391 F. Supp. 940 (S.D.N.Y. 1975) ............ 2-11, 2-16, 6-2, 6-7Gaste v. Kaiserman, 683 F. Supp. 53 (S.D.N.Y.),

aff’d, 863 F.2d 1061 (2d Cir. 1988) .................1-9, 1-10, 1-13,........................................................... 1-14, 2-6, 9-2, 9-11, 17-5,.......................................................... 17-6, 17-7, 18-3, App. B-3

Gates Rubber Co. v. Bando Chem. Indus., Ltd.,9 F.3d 823 (10th Cir. 1993) .......1-5, 1-8, 2-18, 3-45, 8-6, 8-7,..............................8-8, 8-10, 8-12, 8-13, 8-17, 8-18, 8-20, 18-1

Gay Toys, Inc. v. Buddy L Corp.,703 F.2d 970 (6th Cir. 1983) .................................... 16-2, 16-4

Gen. Drafting Co. v. Andrews,37 F.2d 54 (2d Cir. 1930) ........................................... 1-6, 1-10

Gen. Universal Sys., Inc. v. Lee,379 F.3d 131 (5th Cir. 2004) .............................3-17, 3-18, 8-6

Gentieu v. John Muller & Co.,712 F. Supp. 740 (W.D. Mo. 1989) ..................2-9, 2-10, 10-4

Gentieu v. Tony Stone Images/Chi., Inc.,255 F. Supp. 2d 838 (N.D. Ill. 2003) ...................... 10-3, 10-4

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Gianacopoulos v. Glen Oak Country Club,No. 3:05-CV-2417, 2007 WL 405945(M.D. Pa. Feb. 2, 2007) .....................................................11-2

Gibson v. CBS, Inc., 491 F. Supp. 583 (S.D.N.Y. 1980) .... 4-3, 4-4Gilbert v. New Line Prods., No. CV 09-02231,

2010 WL 89133, 93 U.S.P.Q.2d 1869(C.D. Cal. Feb. 17, 2010) ....................................................7-2

Gilliam v. ABC, Inc., 538 F.2d 14(2d Cir. 1976) .................................................15-4, 15-8, 17-10

Glover v. Austin, 289 F. App’x 430 (2d Cir. 2008) ....................3-7Goldberg v. Cameron,

787 F. Supp. 2d 1013 (N.D. Cal. 2011) .............2-7, 3-26, 9-6Goldstein v. California, 412 U.S. 546 (1973) ...........................9-26Goodson-Todman Enters., Ltd. v.

Kellogg Co., 513 F.2d 913 (9th Cir. 1975) ..........................6-9Goodyear Atomic Corp. v. Miller, 486 U.S. 174 (1988) .........9-28Gordon v. Invisible Children, Inc.,

No. 14 Civ. 4122, 2015 WL 5671919(S.D.N.Y. Sept. 24, 2015) ......................................... 10-8, 14-6

Gordon v. McGinley, No. 11 Civ. 1001 (RJS),99 U.S.P.Q.2d 1846, 2011 WL 3648606(S.D.N.Y. Aug. 18, 2011) ....................... 10-4, 10-8, 14-1, 17-6

Gordon v. Nextel Commc’ns, 345 F.3d 922(6th Cir. 2004) .......................................................................2-3

Gorski v. Gymboree Corp., No. 14-CV-01314,2014 WL 3533324 (N.D. Cal. July 16, 2014) ...................2-16

Gottlieb Dev. LLC v. Paramount Pictures Corp.,590 F. Supp. 2d 625 (S.D.N.Y. 2008) .......................... 2-3, 3-9

Gracen v. Bradford Exch., 698 F.2d 300 (7th Cir. 1983) ........15-3Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records,

780 F. Supp. 182 (S.D.N.Y. 1991) .....................................9-15Granger v. Dethlefs, Civ. Action No. 10-6941,

2014 WL 2475979 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 2, 2014) .....................17-11Granite Music Corp. v. United Artists Corp.,

532 F.2d 718 (9th Cir. 1976) .............................1-1, 9-11, 17-5Great Imps., Inc. v. Cafco Int’l, Inc.,

1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10700(S.D.N.Y. July 23, 1997) ............................10-15, 10-16, 10-17

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Green v. Lindsey,885 F. Supp. 469 (S.D.N.Y. 1992), aff’d,9 F.3d 1537 (2d Cir. 1993), cert. denied,510 U.S. 1202 (1994) .................................................. 4-9, 4-12

Green v. Schwarzenegger, No. CV93-5893 (WMB)(C.D. Cal. July 1, 1994) ....................................................17-12

Greenberg v. Nat’l Geographic Soc’y,1999 WL 737890 (S.D. Fla. June 8, 1999) ......10-7, 10-8, 10-9

Greenberg v. Town of Falmouth,77 U.S.P.Q.2d 1777 (D. Mass. 2006) ...................... 11-1, 11-5

Greenbie v. Noble, 151 F. Supp. 45 (S.D.N.Y. 1957) ...............6-7Greene v. Ablon,

794 F.3d 133 (1st Cir. 2015) ................... 2-16, 2-27, 2-29, 3-11Griffin v. J-Records,

398 F. Supp. 2d 1137 (E.D. Wash. 2005) ........9-2, 9-11, 17-6Gross v. Seligman, 212 F. 930 (2d Cir. 1914) ..........................10-3Gund, Inc. v. SKM Enters., Inc.,

2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1324(S.D.N.Y. Feb. 13, 2001) ..................................................10-35

Gund, Inc. v. Smile Int’l, Inc.,691 F. Supp. 642 (E.D.N.Y. 1988), aff’d,872 F.2d 1021 (2d Cir. 1989) ............................... 10-31, 10-34

Gusler v. Fisher, 580 F. Supp. 2d 309(S.D.N.Y. 2008) ...................................... 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-8

Guzman v. Hacienda Records & Recording Studio, Inc.,808 F.3d 1031 (5th Cir. 2015) .................. 1-8, 1-10, 3-18, 9-5,

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Halicki Films, LLC v. Sanderson Sales & Mktg.,547 F.3d 1213 (9th Cir. 2008) ...............................5-2, 5-4, 5-5

Hallford v. Fox Entm’t Grp., Inc.,2013 WL 2124524 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 13, 2013) ............. 3-6, 7-4

Hamil Am., Inc. v. GFI, Inc.,193 F.3d 92 (2d Cir. 1999), cert. denied,528 U.S. 1160 (2000) ........................ 1-4, 2-25, 2-33, 3-3, 3-5,................................................... 3-54, 10-22, 10-29, 11-6, 17-9,.....................................18-4, App. B-16, App. B-17, App. B-18

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Harbor Software, Inc. v.Applied Sys., Inc., 925 F. Supp. 1042(S.D.N.Y. 1996) ...........................8-4, 8-5, 8-7, 8-9, 8-10, 8-21

Harcourt Brace & World, Inc. v.Graphic Controls Corp., 329 F. Supp. 517(S.D.N.Y. 1971) .....................................................................6-6

Harner v. Wong Corp.,No. 1:12-CV-00820-KG-ACT(D.N.M. Nov. 1, 2013) .....................................................13-13

Harney v. Sony Pictures Television, Inc.,Civ. Action No. 10-11181-RWZ,2011 WL 1811656 (D. Mass. May 12, 2011),aff’d, 704 F.3d 173 (1st Cir. 2013) ................3-12, 3-13, 10-3,..........................................................................10-4, 10-10, 18-2

Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enters.,471 U.S. 539 (1985) .............................. 2-11, 2-19, 2-21, 2-22,.................................................................... 2-24, 2-25, 2-36, 6-2

Harper House, Inc. v. Thomas Nelson, Inc.,889 F.2d 197 (9th Cir. 1989) ............................ 16-3, App. B-1

Harris v. Mattel, Inc., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3154124(E.D. Okla. June 21, 2013) ..............................................10-12

Harris Publ’g Inc. v. Metro Mktg., Inc.,No. CV09-426-E-REB, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS113820 (D. Idaho Sept. 30, 2011) ...................................10-39

Hart v. Dan Chase Taxidermy Supply Co.,86 F.3d 320 (2d Cir. 1996) .................................................16-4

Hartman v. Hallmark Cards, Inc.,833 F.2d 117 (8th Cir. 1987) ...........................3-41, 3-42, 3-43

Harvey Cartoons v. Columbia Pictures Indus., Inc.,645 F. Supp. 1564 (S.D.N.Y. 1986) ......................... 2-18, 15-6

Hayuk v. Starbucks Corp., No. 15-CV-4887,2016 WL 154121 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 12, 2016) ..... 3-9, 10-11, 10-12

Health Ins. Ass’n of Am. v.Goddard Claussen Porter Novelli,211 F. Supp. 2d 23 (D.D.C. 2002) ....................................3-55

Heim v. Universal Pictures Corp.,154 F.2d 480 (2d Cir. 1946) ...............................................2-16

Hennon v. Kirklands, Inc.,870 F. Supp. 118 (W.D. Va. 1994) .....................................3-42

Herbert Rosenthal Jewelry Corp. v. Grossbardt,436 F.2d 315 (2d Cir. 1970) .............................................10-19

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Herbert Rosenthal Jewelry Corp. v. Honora Jewelry Co.,509 F.2d 64 (2d Cir. 1974) ...............................................10-18

Herbert Rosenthal Jewelry Corp. v. Kalpakian,446 F.2d 738 (9th Cir. 1971) .................................... 2-9, 10-18

Herbert Rosenthal Jewelry Corp. v. Zale Corp.,323 F. Supp. 1234 (S.D.N.Y. 1971) .................................10-19

Herwitz v. Nat’l Broad. Co.,210 F. Supp. 231 (S.D.N.Y. 1962) .......................................6-8

Herzog v. Castle Rock Entm’t,193 F.3d 1241 (11th Cir. 1999) .............. 2-9, 3-56, 3-57, 3-58,.....................................................4-2, 4-7, 4-9, 4-10, 4-11, 4-12

Hit Entm’t, Inc. v. Nat’l Costume Co.,552 F. Supp. 2d 1099 (S.D. Cal. 2008) .............................3-32

Hobbs v. John, 722 F.3d 1089 (7th Cir. 2013) ..........................9-6Hoehling v. Universal City Studios,

618 F.2d 972 (2d Cir.), cert. denied,449 U.S. 841 (1980) .............................. 2-11, 2-22, 2-24, 2-31,...............................6-2, 6-4, App. B-12, App. B-13, App. B-18

Hoffman v. Impact Confections, Inc.,544 F. Supp. 2d 1121 (S.D. Cal. 2008) .............................3-32

Hoffman v. Pressman Toy Corp.,193 F. App’x 121 (3d Cir. 2006) .......................... 17-11, 17-12

Hogan v. DC Comics,48 F. Supp. 2d 298 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) ..................................5-11

Home Design Servs., Inc. v. David Weekley Homes, LLC,548 F. Supp. 2d 1306 (M.D. Fla. 2008) ................. 11-2, 11-3

Home Design Servs., Inc. v. J.F. Schoch Bldg. Corp.,No. 2:11 cv 574, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17082(E.D. Va. Feb. 10, 2012) ....................................................11-2

Home Design Servs., Inc. v. Starwood Constr., Inc.,801 F. Supp. 2d 1111 (D. Colo. 2011) ..............................11-2

Home Design Servs., Inc. v. Trumble,Civ. No. 09-CV-00964-WYBCBS, 2011 WL 1638910(D. Colo. Apr. 29, 2011) ..................................13-3, 17-2, 17-7

Home Design Servs., Inc. v.Turner Heritage Homes, Inc.,101 F. Supp. 3d 1201 (N.D. Fla. 2015) ............................11-3

Home Legend, LLC v.Mannington Mills, Inc., 784 F.3d 1404(11th Cir. 2015) .................................................................16-13

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Home Pro Constr. Co. v.Hoelscher Weatherstrip Mfg. Co.,2013 WL 6491189 (S.D. Tex. Dec. 10, 2013) ........ 17-3, 17-4

Honeywell Int’l Inc. v. ICM Controls Corp.,45 F. Supp. 3d 969 (D. Minn. 2014) ................................. 3-43

Honeywell Int’l, Inc. v. W. Support Grp., Inc.,947 F. Supp. 2d 1077 (D. Ariz. 2013) ............................. 13-12

Horgan v. MacMillan, Inc.,621 F. Supp. 1169 (S.D.N.Y. 1985), rev’d,789 F.2d 157 (2d Cir. 1986) ...........2-22, 3-5, 12-1, 12-2, 14-3

Howard v. Sterchi, 974 F.2d 1272(11th Cir. 1992) ................................................3-56, 11-2, 11-7

Hua-Cheng Pan v. Kohl’s Dep’t Stores, Inc.,No. 2:12-CV-01063,2013 WL 5181144 (S.D. Ohio Sept. 12, 2013) ................ 3-53

Hubco Data Prods. v. Mgmt. Assistance, Inc., 1983Copyright L. Dec. (CCH) ¶ 25,529 (D. Idaho 1983) ........ 8-2

Humphreys & Partners Architects LP v.Lessard Design, Inc.,43 F. Supp. 3d 644 (E.D. Va. 2014) .................................. 11-2

Hutchins v. Zoll Med. Corp.,492 F.3d 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2007) ......................2-14, 2-15, 3-59

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I.C. ex rel. Solovsky v. Delta Galil USA,No. 1:14-cv-7289, 2015 WL 5724812(S.D.N.Y. Sept. 29, 2015) ......................................... 3-6, 10-11

Ideal Toy Corp. v. Fab-Lu, Ltd.,261 F. Supp. 238 (S.D.N.Y. 1966) ............10-31, 10-34, 10-38

Ideal Toy Corp. v. Fab-Lu, Ltd.,360 F.2d 1021 (2d Cir. 1966) ............................................. 9-27

Ideal Toy Corp. v. Kenner Prods.,443 F. Supp. 291 (S.D.N.Y. 1977) .......................... 5-7, 10-29,............................................................................14-3, 14-5, 17-9

Idema v. Dreamworks, Inc.,162 F. Supp. 2d 1129 (C.D. Cal. 2001), aff’d,438 F. App’x 587 (9th Cir. 2011) ......................3-28, 4-7, 4-10

Incredible Techs., Inc. v. Virtual Techs., Inc.,284 F. Supp. 2d 1069 (N.D. Ill. 2003) .............................. 3-20

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Infodek, Inc. v. Meredith-Webb Printing Co.,830 F. Supp. 614 (N.D. Ga. 1993) ....................................16-4

Inhale, Inc. v. Starbuzz Tobacco, Inc.,739 F.3d 446 (9th Cir. 2014) .................................. 16-15, 18-2

Innovative Concepts in Entm’t, Inc. v.Entm’t Enters., Ltd.,576 F. Supp. 457 (E.D.N.Y. 1983) ..................................16-15

Innovative Legal Mktg., LLC v.Mkt. Masters-Legal,852 F. Supp. 2d 688 (E.D. Va. 2012) ...................... 3-34, 3-42

Inst. for Dev. of Earth Awareness v.People for Ethical Treatment of Animals,768 F. Supp. 2d 672 (S.D.N.Y. 2011) ..................................6-4

Interactive Network, Inc. v. NTN Commc’ns, Inc.,875 F. Supp. 1398 (N.D. Cal. 1995) .......................... 8-2, 8-4,............................................................................8-10, 8-16, 8-23

Int’l Diamond Imps., Inc. v. Oriental Gemco (NY), Inc.,___ F. Supp. 3d ___, No. 14-CV-3506,2014 WL 6682622 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 24, 2014) ..................10-19

Int’l Nutrition v. Horphag Research,220 F.3d 1325 (Fed. Cir. 2000) .......................................17-11

Intersong-USA v. CBS, Inc., 757 F. Supp. 274(S.D.N.Y. 1991) ...................................................................9-11

Intervest Constr., Inc. v. Canterbury Estate Homes, Inc.,554 F.3d 914 (11th Cir. 2008) .................................. 11-2, 18-1

i-Systems, Inc. v. Softwares, Inc.,No. 02-CV-1951, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6001,2004 WL 742082 (D. Minn. Mar. 29, 2004) ............ 8-6, 17-2

ITOFCA v. Mega Trans Logistics, Inc.,322 F.3d 928 (7th Cir. 2003) ..............................................15-7

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Jackson v. Odenat, 9 F. Supp. 3d 342 (S.D.N.Y. 2014) ..........2-24Jacobsen v. Deseret Book Co.,

287 F.3d 936 (10th Cir.), cert. denied,537 U.S. 1066 (2002) ......................................2-36, 3-41, 3-45,..................................................................3-47, 3-48, App. B-12

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Jada Toys, Inc. v. Mattel, Inc.,518 F.3d 628 (9th Cir. 2008) .................................... 3-26, 3-33

Janel Russell Designs, Inc. v. Mendelson & Assocs.,114 F. Supp. 2d 856 (D. Minn. 2000) ................... 3-44, 10-19

Jarvis v. A&M Records,827 F. Supp. 282 (D.N.J. 1993) .............. 1-8, 9-15, 9-16, 9-26

JB Oxford & Co. v. First Tenn. Bank Nat’l Ass’n,427 F. Supp. 2d 784 (M.D. Tenn. 2006) ..... 3-51, 5-2, 5-3, 5-6

JCW Invs., Inc. v. Novelty, Inc.,482 F.3d 910 (7th Cir. 2007) .................................. 10-29, 18-2

Jean v. Bug Music, Inc., 2002 WL 287786(S.D.N.Y. Feb. 27, 2002) ....................................................9-26

Jedsen Eng’g, Inc. v. Spirit Constr. Servs., Inc.,720 F. Supp. 904 (S.D. Ohio 2010) ...................................3-49

Jeff Benton Homes v. Ala. Heritage Homes, Inc.,929 F. Supp. 2d 1231 (N.D. Ala. 2013) .................. 11-3, 17-6

Jewelers Circular Publ’g Co. v. Keystone Publ’g Co.,274 F. 932 (S.D.N.Y. 1921) ................................................10-1

John Alden Homes, Inc. v. Kangas,142 F. Supp. 2d 1338 (M.D. Fla. 2001), aff’d,37 F. App’x 979 (11th Cir. 2002) ............................. 11-8, 11-9

Johnson v. Auto. Ventures, Inc.,890 F. Supp. 507 (W.D. Va. 1995) ........................... 2-14, 2-15

Johnson v. Cypress Hill, 641 F.3d 867 (7th Cir. 2011) .........17-11Johnson v. First Nat’l Bank of Montevideo,

719 F.2d 270 (8th Cir. 1983), cert. denied,465 U.S. 1012 (1984) ..........................................................9-28

Johnson v. Foxx, 502 F. Supp. 2d 620(E.D. Mich. 2007) ....................................................... 3-50, 9-3

Johnson v. Gordon,409 F.3d 12 (1st Cir. 2005) ............ 1-5, 1-8, 2-17, 3-10, 3-11,...................................................9-3, 9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 17-3, 18-2

Johnson Controls, Inc. v.Phx. Control Sys., 886 F.2d 1173(9th Cir. 1989) ..................................................3-38, 8-20, 8-22

Johnson Worldwide Assocs., Inc. v.Zebco Corp., 50 F. Supp. 2d 863 (W.D. Wis. 1998) ........3-23

Jones v. Blige, 558 F.3d 485 (6th Cir. 2009) ................. 1-14, 3-52Jones v. CBS, Inc.,

733 F. Supp. 748 (S.D.N.Y. 1990) ........................4-9, 5-2, 5-3

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Jorgensen v. Epic/Sony Records,351 F.3d 46 (2d Cir. 2003) ................................................... 3-7

Jovani Fashion Ltd. v. Cinderella Divine, Inc.,808 F. Supp. 2d 542 (S.D.N.Y. 2011) ...................... 16-3, 16-8

Judith Ripka Designs, Ltd. v. Preville,935 F. Supp. 237 (S.D.N.Y. 1996) ....................... 10-18, 10-19

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Kalem Co. v. Harper Bros., 222 U.S. 55 (1911) ....................... 7-3Kamar Int’l, Inc. v. Russ Berrie & Co.,

657 F.2d 1059 (9th Cir. 1981) .............................................. 1-7Kaplan v. Stock Mkt. Photo Agency, Inc.,

133 F. Supp. 2d 317 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) .....2-10, 2-14, 2-35, 10-4Karol W. Corp. v. Smith News Co.,

No. CV 12-07695, 2014 WL 4303472(C.D. Cal. Sept. 2, 2014) ................................................. 10-17

Kay Berry, Inc. v. Taylor Gifts, Inc.,421 F.3d 199 (3d Cir. 2005) ............................................... 3-13

Kellman v. Coca-Cola Co.,280 F. Supp. 2d 670 (E.D. Mich. 2003) ................. 14-2, 14-3

Kendall Holdings, Ltd. v. Eden Cryogenics LLC,2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106363(S.D. Ohio June 20, 2008) ................................................. 3-53

Kennedy v. Paramount Pictures Corp.,2013 WL 1285109 (S.D. Cal. Mar. 27, 2013) ............. 4-8, 7-4

Kent v. Revere, 229 U.S.P.Q. 828 (M.D. Fla. 1985) ............... 1-12Kepner-Tregoe, Inc. v. Leadership Software, Inc.,

12 F.3d 527 (5th Cir.), cert. denied,513 U.S. 820 (1994) .......... 2-29, 4-8, 4-9, 8-3, 8-8, 18-1, 18-4

Kerr v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.,63 F. Supp. 2d 320 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) ...........2-34, 10-11, 10-14

Key Publ’ns, Inc. v.Chinatown Today Publ’g Enters., Inc.,945 F.2d 509 (2d Cir. 1991) .........................10-42, 13-3, 13-4,................................................................ 13-5, 13-6, 13-8, 13-11

Kid Stuff Mktg, Inc. v.Creative Consumer Concepts, Inc.,No. 15-2620, 2015 WL 3485759(D. Kan. June 2, 2015) ....................................................... 16-2

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Kienitz v. Sconnie Nation LLC,766 F.3d 756 (7th Cir. 2014) ............................................10-10

Kieselstein-Cord v. Accessories by Pearl, Inc.,632 F.2d 989 (2d Cir. 1980) ................ 16-6, 16-7, 16-8, 16-15

Kimbell v. Rock, Case No. CV09-7249 DSF (Ex),2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97052(C.D. Cal. Oct. 8, 2009) .....................................................3-33

Kindergartners Count, Inc. v. DeMoulin,249 F. Supp. 2d 1214 (D. Kan. 2003) .............2-9, 3-44, 3-47,........................................................ 3-48, 17-1, 17-2, 17-6, 17-7

King v. Ames, 179 F.3d 370 (5th Cir. 1999) ............................3-18King Features Syndicate v. Fleischer,

299 F. 533 (2d Cir. 1924) ...................... 14-1, 14-2, 14-3, 14-6King Records, Inc. v. Bennett,

438 F. Supp. 2d 812 (M.D. Tenn. 2006) ................... 1-6, 1-9,............................................................................3-41, 17-4, 17-6

Kirkland v. NBC,425 F. Supp. 1111 (E.D. Pa. 1976), aff’d,565 F.2d 152 (3d Cir. 1977) ...............................................2-18

Kisch v. Ammirati & Puris, Inc.,657 F. Supp. 380 (S.D.N.Y. 1987) .....................................10-7

Kitchens of Sara Lee, Inc. v. Nifty Foods Corp.,266 F.2d 541 (2d Cir. 1959) ..................................... 2-15, 2-18

Klauber Bros., Inc. v. Bon-Ton Stones, Inc.,557 F. App’x 77 (2d Cir. 2014) ................................ 3-9, 10-29

Klauber Bros., Inc. v. Russell-Newman, Inc.,2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42758(S.D.N.Y. Mar. 26, 2013) ..................................................10-23

Klauber Bros., Inc. v. Target Corp., No. 14 Civ. 2125,2015 WL 4393091(S.D.N.Y. July 16, 2015) ...................... 3-9, 10-23, 10-29, 16-2

Klekas v. EMI Films, Inc.,150 Cal. App. 3d 1102, 224 U.S.P.Q. 1044(2d Dist. 1984) ....................................................................4-10

Klinger v. Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd.,755 F.3d 496 (7th Cir.), cert. denied,135 S. Ct. 458 (2014) .........................................................2-17

Knickerbocker Toy Co., Inc. v. Azrak-Hamway Int’l, Inc.,668 F.2d 699 (2d Cir. 1982) .................................................2-2

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Knitwaves, Inc. v. Lollytogs Ltd., Inc.,71 F.3d 996 (2d Cir. 1995) ......1-1, 2-24, 2-31, 3-5, 3-6, 5-10,............................. 10-21, 10-25, 10-26, 11-7, 13-13, App. B-12

Kohus v. Mariol, 328 F.3d 848(6th Cir. 2003) ..................................1-3, 2-5, 3-41, 3-49, 3-50,...............................................3-51, 3-52, 3-53, 8-22, App. B-16

Kolody v. Simon Mktg., Inc.,1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14229(N.D. Ill. Sept. 2, 1998) ..................................................... 3-23

Kootenia Homes, Inc. v. Reliable Homes, Inc.,69 U.S.P.Q.2d 1675 (D. Minn. 2002) .............11-7, 11-8, 11-9

Kouf v. Walt Disney Pictures & Television, 16 F.3d 1042(9th Cir. 1994) ..................... 3-29, 3-31, 4-7, 4-8, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5

Kourtis v. Cameron, 419 F.3d 989 (9th Cir. 2005) .......17-11, 17-12Kreative Power, LLC v. Monoprice, Inc.,

No. 14-cv-02991, 2015 WL 971387(N.D. Cal. Mar. 3, 2015) .......................................... 3-29, 16-1

Kregos v. Associated Press,937 F.2d 700 (2d Cir. 1991) .................................. 2-10, 13-6,..........................................................................13-7, 13-9, 13-12

Kregos v. Associated Press,3 F.3d 656 (2d Cir. 1993) ...................................... 13-6, 13-7,..........................................................................13-12, App. B-18

Kroenke v. Gen. Motors Corp.,270 F. Supp. 2d 441 (S.D.N.Y. 2003), aff’d,99 F. App’x 339, 2004 Copyright L. Rep. (CCH)¶ 28,808 (2d Cir. 2004) ........................................................ 7-3

Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael,526 U.S. 137 (1999) ............................................................ 17-3

Kurt S. Adler, Inc. v. World Bazaars, Inc.,897 F. Supp. 92 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) ....................................... 2-14

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L. Batlin & Son, Inc. v. Snyder,536 F.2d 486 (2d Cir.), cert. denied,429 U.S. 857 (1976) ............................. 10-16, 15-2, 15-3, 15-5

La Resolana Architects, PA v. Reno, Inc.,555 F.3d 1171 (10th Cir. 2009) ........................1-12, 3-5, 3-47,............................................................................11-2, 17-8, 18-4

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LaChapelle v. Fenty,812 F. Supp. 2d 434 (S.D.N.Y. 2011) .............10-2, 10-3, 10-7

Lake v. Columbia Broad. Sys., Inc.,140 F. Supp. 707 (S.D. Cal. 1956) ....................................3-34

Lamb v. Starks, 949 F. Supp. 753 (N.D. Cal. 1996) ...............15-4Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Seattle Lighting Fixture Co.,

345 F.3d 1140 (9th Cir. 2003) ................................ 13-2, 16-15Lanard Toys Ltd. v. Novelty, Inc.,

375 F. App’x 705 (9th Cir. 2010) ............................. 16-2, 16-4Landsberg v. Scrabble Crossword Game Players, Inc.,

736 F.2d 485 (9th Cir.), cert. denied,469 U.S. 1037 (1984) ...........................................2-26, 6-1, 6-2

Lapine v. Seinfeld,No. 08 CV 128 (LTS)(RLE),2009 WL 2902584 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 10, 2009),aff’d, 375 F. App’x 81 (2d Cir. 2010) ...............2-13, 6-1, 13-9

Latele Television C.A. v.Telemundo Commc’ns Grp., LLC,2013 WL 1296314(S.D. Fla. Mar. 26, 2013) ................ 3-57, 3-58, 4-5, 7-3, 17-9

Latele Television, C.A. v.Telemundo Commc’ns Grp., LLC,No. 12-22539-CIV, 2014 WL 7150626(S.D. Fla. Dec. 15, 2014) ......................................... 3-58, 17-3

Laureyssens v. Idea Grp., Inc.,964 F.2d 131 (2d Cir. 1992) .................................1-5, 1-7, 3-3,............................................................ 3-4, 3-5, 3-10, App. B-18

Le Book Publ’g, Inc. v.Black Book Photography, Inc.,418 F. Supp. 2d 305 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) ..................................3-9

Leary v. Manstan,118 F. Supp. 3d 460 (D. Conn. 2015) .................3-9, 6-2, 6-4

Lee v. A.R.T. Co., 125 F.3d 580 (7th Cir. 1997) ........... 15-2, 15-3Leeds Music, Ltd. v. Robin,

358 F. Supp. 650 (S.D. Ohio 1973) ......................... 2-15, 2-36Lego A/S v. Best-Lock Constr. Toys Inc,

874 F. Supp. 2d 75 (D. Conn. 2012) .................... 16-9, 16-15Leicaster v. Warner Bros.,

232 F.3d 1212 (9th Cir. 2000) .............................. 11-10, 11-11

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Leigh v. Warner Bros., Inc.,10 F. Supp. 2d 1371 (S.D. Ga. 1998),aff’d in part, rev’d in part and remanded,212 F.3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2000) ............................... 3-55, 3-57,............................................................................3-58, 10-2, 10-3

Leisure Concepts, Inc. v. Cal. Home Spas, Inc.,No. 2:14-CV-388, 2015 WL 3658190(E.D. Wash. June 12, 2015) .............................................13-12

Lennar Homes of Tex. Sales & Mktg., Ltd. v.Perry Homes, LLC, 117 F. Supp. 3d 913(S.D. Tex. 2015) ..................................................................11-5

Leo Feist, Inc. v. Debmar Publ’g Co.,232 F. Supp. 623 (E.D. Pa. 1964) ...................................17-12

Lessem v. Taylor,766 F. Supp. 2d 504 (S.D.N.Y. 2011) ...............9-3, 9-10, 17-4

Letter Edged in Black Press, Inc. v.Pub. Bldg. Comm’n of Chi.,320 F. Supp. 1303 (N.D. Ill. 1970) ...................................2-18

Levey v. Brownstone Inv. Grp., LLC,590 F. App’x 132 (3d Cir. 2014) .................................. 8-7, 8-9

Levine v. McDonald’s Corp.,735 F. Supp. 92 (S.D.N.Y. 1990) ............ 2-24, 2-32, 9-8, 17-9

Lewinson v. Henry Holt & Co.,659 F. Supp. 2d 547 (S.D.N.Y. 2009) .................1-6, 3-40, 4-2

Lexmark Int’l, Inc. v.Statue Control Components, Inc.,387 F.3d 522 (6th Cir. 2004) ..............................................8-13

Life Music, Inc. v. Wonderland Music Co.,241 F. Supp. 653 (S.D.N.Y. 1965) ........................... 2-16, 2-19

Lifetime Homes, Inc. v. Walker Homes, Inc.,485 F. Supp. 2d 1314 (M.D. Fla. 2007) ........11-2, 11-3, 11-7

Lipton v. Nature Co., 71 F.3d 464 (2d Cir. 1995) ........ 1-13, 13-4Litchfield v. Spielberg,

736 F.2d 1352 (9th Cir. 1984), cert. denied,470 U.S. 1052 (1985) .................. 2-38, 3-27, 3-34, 3-35, 3-44,.....................................................4-4, 4-7, 4-13, 7-5, 15-2, 15-7

Little v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.,37 U.S.P.Q.2d 1353 (S.D.N.Y. 1995), aff’d,100 F.3d 943 (2d Cir. 1996) .................................................7-2

Little Souls, Inc. v. Les Petits,789 F. Supp. 56 (D. Mass. 1992) ............................. 3-10, 3-11

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Liu v. Price Waterhouse, LLP, 1999 WL 47025(N.D. Ill. Jan. 25, 1999) ........................................... 3-38, 8-22

Logan Developers, Inc. v. Heritage Bldgs., Inc.,No. 7:12-CV-323, 2014 WL 2547085(E.D.N.C. June 4, 2014) .................................3-42, 11-2, 11-5

London v. Biograph Co., 231 F. 696 (2d Cir. 1916) .................7-4Lone Wolf McQuade Assocs. v. CBS, Inc.,

961 F. Supp. 587 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) ...... 5-6, 5-7, 5-9, 7-2, 14-3L.A. News Serv. v. Trullo,

973 F.2d 791 (9th Cir. 1992) ..............................................10-2L.A. Printex Indus., Inc. v. Aeropostale, Inc.,

676 F.3d 841 (9th Cir. 2012) ..................................... 1-5, 3-32,......................................................................10-21, 10-23, 10-24

Lotus Dev. Corp. v. Borland Int’l, Inc.,49 F.3d 807 (1st Cir. 1995), aff’d,516 U.S. 233 (1996) ........... 1-2, 1-4, 1-5, 1-8, 3-10, 3-11, 8-7,.............................................. 8-11, 8-12, App. B-14, App. B-16

Lotus Dev. Corp. v. Borland Int’l, Inc.,788 F. Supp. 78 (D. Mass. 1992) .......................................8-10

Lotus Dev. Corp. v. Paperback Software Int’l,740 F. Supp. 37 (D. Mass. 1990) ............ 8-8, 8-12, 8-17, 8-18

La. Contractors Licensing Serv., Inc. v.Am. Contractors Exam Servs., Inc.13 F. Supp. 3d 547 (M.D. La. 2014) ..................................6-5

Lucky Break Wishbone Corp. v.Sears Roebuck & Co.,528 F. Supp. 2d 1106(W.D. Wash. 2007) .........................................13-3, 16-8, 16-15

Lumos, Inc. v. LifeStrength LLC,No. 2:12-cv-1196, 2014 WL 4355451(D. Utah Sept. 3, 2014) .............................................. 3-47, 6-3

Lyles v. Capital-EMI Music, Inc.,No. 2:12-CV-00751, 2013 WL 6000991(S.D. Ohio Nov. 12, 2013) ......................................... 3-53, 9-4

Lynx Ventures, LLC v. Miller, 45 F. App’x 68(2d Cir. 2002), vacating190 F. Supp. 2d 652 (D. Vt. 2002) ....................................2-30

Lyons v. Am. Coll. of Veterinary Sports Med. & Rehab.,997 F. Supp. 2d 92 (D. Mass 2014) ....................................6-3

Lyons P’ship, L.P. v. Morris Costumes, Inc.,243 F.3d 789 (4th Cir. 2001) ................. 3-34, 3-35, 3-36, 3-39

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M. Kramer Mfg. Co. v. Andrews,783 F.2d 421 (4th Cir. 1986) .............................2-22, 8-2, 8-13

Madrid v. Chronicle Books,209 F. Supp. 2d 1227 (D. Wyo. 2002) ..........2-36, 2-38, 2-40,............................................................ 3-44, 3-46, 3-47, 4-7, 7-2

Magnussen Furniture, Inc. v.Collezione Europa, U.S.A.,43 U.S.P.Q.2d 1218 (4th Cir. 1997) ...................................16-6

MAI Sys. Corp. v. Peak Comput., Inc.,991 F.2d 511 (9th Cir. 1993), cert. dismissed,510 U.S. 1033 (1994) ................................................ 2-39, 2-40

Mainard v. Prudential Ins. Co., Civil ActionNo. 08-3605, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6935(E.D. Pa. Jan. 30, 2009) .....................................................3-16

Malden Mills, Inc. v. Regency Mills, Inc.,626 F.2d 1112 (2d Cir. 1980) ...........................................10-22

Mannion v. Coors Brewing Co.,377 F. Supp. 2d 444 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) ..... 2-6, 10-2, 10-4, 15-7

Mfrs. Techs., Inc. v. Cams, Inc.,706 F. Supp. 984 (D. Conn. 1989) .... 8-2, 8-4, 8-8, 8-9, 8-10,........................................................ 8-13, 8-15, 8-16, 8-18, 8-20

Marenem, Inc. v. Jump, 2013 WL 1693987(M.D. Ga. Apr. 18, 2013) .....................................................6-5

Marigold Foods, Inc. v. Purity Dairies, Inc.,1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 14044(6th Cir. June 10, 1992) ......................................................3-49

Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc.,517 U.S. 370 (1996) ............................................................8-10

Marks v. Leo Feist, Inc., 290 F. 959 (2d Cir. 1923) ...... 9-9, 9-11,..................................................................................... 9-13, 9-27

Marquardt v. King, 100 U.S.P.Q.2d 1239(N.D. Ga. 2011) ............................................................ 4-2, 4-4

Martinez v. McGraw, 2013 WL 992667(M.D. Tenn. Mar. 13, 2013), aff’d,581 F. App’x 512 (6th Cir. 2014) ............................... 9-4, 17-3

Mason v. Montgomery Data, Inc.,967 F.2d 135 (5th Cir. 1992) ................................ 10-39, 10-41

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Masquerade Novelty, Inc. v.Unique Indus., Inc., 912 F.2d 663(3d Cir. 1990) ......................................... 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-5

Mattel v. MGA Entm’t, CaseNo. CV 04-9049 DOC (RNBx)(C.D. Cal. filed Apr. 21, 2011) (No. 10518) ...................10-34

Mattel, Inc. v. Am. First Run Studios,79 F. App’x 955 (9th Cir. 2003) ................................. 1-4, 9-17

Mattel, Inc. v. Goldberger Doll Mfg. Co.,365 F.3d 133 (2d Cir. 2004) ..............................2-6, 2-8, 10-30

Mattel, Inc. v. MGA Entm’t, Inc.,616 F.3d 904 (9th Cir. 2010) ................ 2-7, 2-26, 3-26, 10-32,.................................................................. 14-1, 16-2, 16-5, 18-2

Mattel, Inc. v. MGA Entm’t, Inc.,782 F. Supp. 2d 911 (C.D. Cal. 2011) ............................10-34

Mattel, Inc. v. Radio City Entm’t,63 U.S.P.Q.2d 1479 (S.D.N.Y. 2002), rev’d,365 F.3d 133 (2d Cir. 2004) .............................................10-31

Matthew Bender & Co. v. West Publ’g Co.,158 F.3d 693 (2d Cir. 1998), cert. denied,522 U.S. 3732 (1999) ........................... 13-7, 13-8, 13-10, 18-2

Matthews v. Freedman, 157 F.3d 25 (1st Cir. 1998) ...... 2-6, 2-16Maverick Boat Co. v. Am. Marine Holdings, Inc.,

418 F.3d 1186 (11th Cir. 2005) ..........................................18-4Maxtone-Graham v. Burtchaell,

803 F.2d 1253 (2d Cir.), cert. denied,481 U.S. 1059 (1987) ............................................................6-2

Mayo Clinic v. Elkin, Civ.No. 09-322 (DSD/JJK), 2010 WL 5421322(D. Minn. Dec. 27, 2010) .................................8-6, 17-2, 17-3

MCA, Inc. v. Wilson, 425 F. Supp. 443 (S.D.N.Y. 1976),aff’d in part and modified in part,677 F.2d 180 (2d Cir. 1981) ..............................9-2, 17-5, 17-8

McCulloch v. Albert E. Price, Inc.,823 F.2d 316 (9th Cir. 1987) ................. 2-26, 2-32, 3-27, 3-43

McDonald v. K-2 Indus., Inc.,108 F. Supp. 3d 135 (W.D.N.Y. 2015) ...........3-8, 3-52, 10-11

McDonald v. Multimedia Entm’t, Inc.,20 U.S.P.Q.2d 1372 (S.D.N.Y. 1991) ...................................1-5

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McDonald v. West, No. 14-cv-8794,2015 WL 5751197(S.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2015) ....................................3-10, 9-3, 9-7

McGee v. Benjamin, No. 08-CV-11818,2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37210(D. Mass. Mar. 20, 2012) ........................................... 1-5, 4-11

McIntyre v. Double-A Music Corp.,166 F. Supp. 681 (S.D. Cal. 1958) ....................................9-11

McRae v. Smith, 968 F. Supp. 559 (D. Colo. 1997) .... 3-45, 3-47,.................................................................. 3-48, 9-11, 17-4, 17-5

Medallion Homes Gulf Coast, Inc. v.Tivoli Homes of Sarasota, Inc.,No. 8:14-cv-3117-T-33, 2015 WL 6750877(M.D. Fla. Nov. 5, 2015) ..................................................11-3

Medias & Co. v. Ty, Inc.,106 F. Supp. 2d 1132 (D. Colo. 2000) ...........2-14, 3-47, 3-48

Mendler v. Winterland Prod., Ltd.,207 F.3d 1119 (9th Cir. 2000) .........................2-36, 10-1, 10-8

Merch. Transaction Sys., Inc. v. Nelcela, Inc.,No. CV02-1954-PHX-NHM,2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25663(D. Ariz. Mar. 17, 2009) ........................................1-7, 8-4, 8-9

Meridian Project Sys., Inc. v.Hardin Constr. Co.,426 F. Supp. 2d 1101 (E.D. Cal. 2006) ............................2-20

Merit Diamond Corp. v. Frederick Goldman, Inc.,376 F. Supp. 2d 517 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) ..............................10-19

Meshwerks, Inc. v. Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc.,528 F.2d 1258 (10th Cir. 2008) ..........................................14-1

Metcalf v. Bochco,294 F.3d 1069 (9th Cir. 2002) ........................2-32, 3-27, 3-28,................................................................ 3-32, 3-33, 4-13, 13-13

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. v.Am. Honda Motor Co.,900 F. Supp. 1287(C.D. Cal. 1995) ........................3-33, 4-12, 4-13, 5-5, 5-9, 7-8

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. v.Showcase Atlanta Coop. Prods., Inc.,479 F. Supp. 351 (N.D. Ga. 1979) ......................................7-9

M.H. Segan L.P. v. Hasbro, Inc.,924 F. Supp. 512 (S.D.N.Y. 1996) .......................................3-6

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Mid Am. Title Co. v. Kirk,59 F.3d 719 (7th Cir. 1995) ...................................... 13-4, 18-2

Midlantic Nat’l Bank v.N.J. Dep’t of Envtl. Prot., 474 U.S. 494 (1986) ...............9-27

Midway Mfg. Co. v. Bandai Am., Inc.,546 F. Supp. 125 (D.N.J. 1982), aff’d,475 U.S. 1047 (1986) ...........................................7-6, 7-7, 8-24

Midway Mfg. Co. v. Dirkschneider,543 F. Supp. 466 (D. Neb. 1981) ......................................2-22

Midway Mfg. Co. v. Strohon,564 F. Supp. 741 (N.D. Ill. 1983) ......................8-2, 8-3, 8-20

Mihalek Corp. v. State of Michigan,814 F.2d 290 (6th Cir. 1987) .................................... 3-52, 17-8

Milano v. NBC Universal, Inc.,584 F. Supp. 2d 1288 (C.D. Cal. 2008) ............................6-15

Miller v. Universal City Studios, Inc.,650 F.2d 1365 (5th Cir. 1981) .................................. 2-37, 2-38

Miller Brewing Co. v.Carling O’Keefe Breweries of Can., Ltd.,452 F. Supp. 429 (W.D.N.Y. 1978) ....................................7-10

Miller’s Ale House, Inc. v. Boynton Carolina Ale House,LLC, 702 F.3d 1312 (11th Cir. 2012) ...........3-56, 3-58, 11-1,..........................................................................11-2, 11-3, 11-10

Mirage Editions, Inc. v. Albuquerque A.R.T. Co.,856 F.2d 1341 (9th Cir. 1988), cert. denied,489 U.S. 1018 (1989) ..........................................................15-2

Mitek Holdings, Inc. v. Arce Eng’g Co.,864 F. Supp. 1568 (S.D. Fla. 1994), aff’d,89 F.3d 1548 (11th Cir. 1996) .....1-8, 3-56, 8-4, 8-5, 8-6, 8-8,.................................................8-9, 8-16, 8-17, 8-18, 13-3, 18-1

Mitel, Inc. v. Iqtel, Inc.,124 F.3d 1366 (10th Cir. 1997) ............... 3-45, 8-7, 8-10, 8-12

M.J. Golden & Co. v. Pittsburgh Brewing Co.,137 F. Supp. 455 (W.D. Pa. 1956) .....................................14-3

Modtech, Inc. v. Designed Facilities Constr., Inc.,48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1209 (C.D. Cal. 1998) ...............................1-11

Monarch Prods., LLC v. Zephyr Grafix, Inc.,No. 4:09-CV-02049, 2010 WL 3782040(E.D. Mo. Sept. 22, 2010) .................................................3-43

Monterey Bay Homes LLC v. Chambers,11 F. Supp. 3d 570 (D.S.C. 2014) ...................................11-10

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Montgomery v. Noga, 168 F.3d 1282(11th Cir. 1999) ......................................................... 18-1, 18-4

Moody v. Morris,608 F. Supp. 2d 575 (S.D.N.Y. 2009),aff’d, 2011 WL 121535 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 14, 2011) ............2-15

Moore v. Columbia Pictures Indus., Inc.,972 F.2d 939 (8th Cir. 1992) ................. 3-42, 3-43, 17-6, 18-3

Moore v. Lightstorm Entm’t,992 F. Supp. 2d 543 (D. Md. 2014) ........................ 3-42, 17-3

Morgan Fabrics Corp. v. Acacia Design, Inc.,No. 1:14-CV-234, 2015 WL 5918069(N.D. Miss. Oct. 9, 2015) ...................................................3-19

Morris v. Buffalo Chips Bootery, Inc.,160 F. Supp. 2d 718 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) ................................16-4

Morrison v. Solomons, 494 F. Supp. 218(S.D.N.Y. 1980) ............................................................. 6-2, 6-5

Morrissette v. United States,342 U.S. 246 (1952) ............................................................9-31

Morrissey v. Procter & Gamble Co.,379 F.2d 675 (1st Cir. 1967) ................................................2-9

Mortg. Mkt. Guide, LLC v.Freedman Report, LLC,2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5678(D.N.J. July 28, 2008) .........................................................2-35

Mowry v. Viacom Int’l, Inc.,75 U.S.P.Q.2d 1624 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) .................................17-4

M.S.R. Imps., Inc. v. R.E. Greenspan Co.,220 U.S.P.Q. 361 (E.D. Pa. 1983) .....................................1-12

Mulcahy v. Cheetah Learning, LLC,386 F.3d 849 (8th Cir. 2004) .................................... 15-1, 15-7

Muller v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.,794 F. Supp. 2d 429 (S.D.N.Y. 2011) ..............1-12, 2-38, 4-4,..............................................................................4-12, 7-2, 17-4

Mura v. Columbia Broad. Sys., Inc.,245 F. Supp. 587 (S.D.N.Y. 1965) .....................................2-23

Muromura v. Rubin Postaer & Assocs.,No. CV-12-09263, 2014 WL 4627099(C.D. Cal. Sept. 16, 2014) ....................................... 3-34, 13-3

Murray Hill Publ’ns, Inc. v. ABC Commc’ns,67 F. Supp. 2d 754 (E.D. Mich. 1999) .............................2-16

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Murray Hill Publ’ns, Inc. v.Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.,361 F.3d 312 (6th Cir.), cert. denied,543 U.S. 959 (2004) ..........................................1-8, 1-10, 1-12,...............................................1-13, 1-14, 3-49, 3-50, 3-52, 3-53

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Narell v. Freeman,872 F.2d 907 (9th Cir. 1989) ............. 2-16, 2-21, 4-4, 6-2, 6-7

Nason Homes, LLC v. Billy’s Constr., Inc.,No. 3:14-cv-566, 2015 WL 6812705(M.D. Tenn. Nov. 5, 2015) .................................................3-49

Nat’l Bank of Commerce v.Shaklee Corp., 503 F. Supp. 533 (W.D. Tex. 1980) .........15-4

Nat’l Conference of Bar Exam’rs v.Multistate Legal Studies, Inc.,458 F. Supp. 2d 252 (E.D. Pa. 2006) ..................................6-5

Nat’l Nonwovens, Inc. v. Consumer Prods. Enters., Inc.,397 F. Supp. 2d 245 (D. Mass. 2005) ............2-10, 2-26, 3-10

Nat’l Risk Mgmt., Inc. v. Bramwell,819 F. Supp. 417 (E.D. Pa. 1993) .....................................3-15

Nat’l Theme Prods., Inc. v. Jerry B. Beck, Inc.,696 F. Supp. 1348 (S.D. Cal. 1988) ...................... 2-22, 16-15

Neal Publ’ns, Inc. v. F&W Publ’ns, Inc.,307 F. Supp. 2d 928 (N.D. Ohio 2004) .................... 1-2, 2-23

NEC Corp. v. Intel Corp., 10 U.S.P.Q.2d 1177(N.D. Cal. 1989) ....................................................... 8-15, 8-19

Nelson v. Grisham, 942 F. Supp. 649 (D.D.C. 1996), aff’d,132 F.3d 1481 (D.C. Cir. 1997), cert. denied,522 U.S. 1148 (1998) ......................................2-31, 3-53, 3-54,.................................................................. 4-12, 4-13, 17-2, 17-7

Nelson v. PRN Prods., Inc.,873 F.2d 1141 (8th Cir.), cert. denied,493 U.S. 994 (1989) .........................................2-20, 3-10, 3-44

Nelson-Salabes, Inc. v. Morningside Holdings ofSatyr Hill, LLC, 2001 WL 419002(D. Md. Feb. 16, 2001) ...................................11-1, 11-2, 11-9

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Nester’s Map & Guide Corp. v. Hagstrom Map Co.,796 F. Supp. 729 (E.D.N.Y. 1992) ..................................10-42

New Era Publ’ns Int’l, ApS v. Carol Publ’g Grp.,904 F.2d 152 (2d Cir.), cert. denied,498 U.S. 921 (1990) ...........................................2-20, 2-23, 6-2

New Line Cinema Corp. v.Bertelsmann Music Grp., Inc.,693 F. Supp. 1517 (S.D.N.Y. 1988) .....................................7-9

New Line Cinema Corp. v.Easter Unlimited, Inc., 17 U.S.P.Q.2d 1631,1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17340 (E.D.N.Y. 1989) ......... 5-2, 5-6

New Old Music Grp., Inc. v. Gottwald,No. 13-CV-9013, 2015 WL 4719864(S.D.N.Y. Aug. 7, 2015) .........................................3-8, 3-9, 9-8

N.Y. Mercantile Exch. v. Intercontinental Exch., Inc.,497 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 2007) ..............................2-9, 2-11, 18-2

Newton v. Diamond, 204 F. Supp. 2d 1244(C.D. Cal. 2002), aff’d, 349 F.3d 591 (9th Cir. 2003),amended, 388 F.3d 1189 (9th Cir. 2004),cert. denied, 125 S. Ct. 2905 (2005) ................1-4, 2-20, 2-21,.......................................... 2-24, 2-37, 9-2, 9-7, 9-9, 9-10, 9-13,........................... 9-14, 9-15, 9-16, 9-26, App. B-12, App. B-13

Newton v. Penguin/Berkley Publ’g USA,No. 13 Civ. 1283, 2014 WL 505191(S.D.N.Y. Jan. 28, 2014) .....................................................2-23

Nicholls v. Tufenkian Imp./Exp. Ventures, Inc.,367 F. Supp. 2d 514(S.D.N.Y. 2005) ...................................... 1-6, 3-7, 10-22, 10-24

Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp.,45 F.2d 119 (2d Cir. 1930),cert. denied, 282 U.S. 902 (1931) ...... 1-2, 1-5, 2-30, 4-3, 4-4,.......................................................4-9, 5-1, 5-7, 8-3, 9-17, 9-27

Nielsen Co. v. Truck Ads LLC,No. 08 C 6446, 2011 WL 3857122(N.D. Ill. Aug. 29, 2011) ..................................................10-40

Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. v.Comline Bus. Data, Inc.,166 F.3d 65 (2d Cir. 1999) .............. 2-11, 2-20, 2-22, 6-2, 6-3

Nikas v. Vietnam Veterans of Am., Inc.,1992 Copyright L. Rep. (CCH) ¶ 27,031,1992 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17078 (D.D.C. 1992) ..................2-18

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Nola Spice Designs, LLC v. Haydel Enters. Inc.,2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 108872(E.D. La. Aug. 2, 2013) ...................................................10-18

Nola Spice Designs, LLC v. Haydel Enters., Inc.,783 F.3d 527 (5th Cir. 2015) .................................... 3-19, 17-6

Norris Indus. v. Int’l Tel. & Tel. Corp.,696 F.2d 918 (11th Cir.), cert. denied,464 U.S. 818 (1983) ..........................................................16-15

Norse v. Henry Holt & Co.,847 F. Supp. 142 (N.D. Cal. 1994) ...................................2-20

N. Am. Bear Co. v. Carson Pirie Scott & Co.,1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17350(N.D. Ill. Nov. 26, 1991) .......................................... 3-21, 3-22

N. Music Corp. v. King Record Distrib. Co.,105 F. Supp. 393 (S.D.N.Y. 1952) .....................................9-13

Novelty Textile Mills, Inc. v. Joan Fabrics Corp.,558 F.2d 1090 (2d Cir. 1977) .................................. 3-5, 10-20,......................................................................... 10-25, App. B-16

Nutt v. Nat’l Inst. for the Improvement ofMemory, 31 F.2d 236 (2d Cir. 1929) ............. 2-27, App. B-14

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O’Brien v. Chappel & Co.,159 F. Supp. 58 (S.D.N.Y. 1958) .........................................9-4

Ochre LLC v. Rockwell Architecture Planning & Design,12 Civ. 2837 (KBF), 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 172208(S.D.N.Y. Dec. 3, 2012) .....................................................16-9

Odegard, Inc. v. Costiyan Classic Carpets, Inc.,963 F. Supp. 1328 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) .................................10-21

Odegard, Inc. v. Safavieh Carpets, Inc.,398 F. Supp. 2d 275 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) .................... 3-41, 10-28

Olem Shoe Corp. v. Wash. Shoe Co.,No. 09-23494-Civ, 2011 WL 6202282(S.D. Fla. Dec. 1, 2011) .....................................................16-9

Olem Shoe Corp. v. Wash. Shoe Corp.,591 F. App’x 873 (11th Cir. 2015) .....................................3-57

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Olson v. Nat’l Broad. Co.,855 F.2d 1446 (9th Cir. 1988) ..............................4-3, 4-8, 5-3,............................................................................5-11, 17-3, 17-5

O’Neill v. Dell Publ’g Co.,630 F.2d 685 (1st Cir. 1980) .................................. 3-13, 17-12

O.P. Sols., Inc. v.Intellectual Prop. Network Ltd.,50 U.S.P.Q.2d 1399 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) ...................8-3, 8-4, 8-5,..............................................................................8-9, 8-11, 8-12

O.P. Solutions, Inc. v.Intellectual Prop. Network Ltd.,52 U.S.P.Q.2d 1818 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 21, 1999) ..................13-8

Open Source Yogan Unity v. Choudhury,2005 WL 756558 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 1, 2005) ....................13-13

Oracle Am., Inc. v. Google, Inc.,750 F.3d 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2014) .... 3-59, 8-4, 8-12, 8-13, 8-17

Oracle Am., Inc. v. Google, Inc.,810 F. Supp. 2d 1002 (N.D. Cal. 2011) ............................17-6

Oracle Am., Inc. v. Google, Inc.,No. 3:10-cv-03561 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 30, 2012),2012 WL 12519904 .................................................... App. B-6

Oravec v. Sunny Isles Luxury Ventures, L.C.,527 F.3d 1218 (11th Cir. 2008) ............. 3-56, 3-58, 11-1, 11-2

Oriental Art Printing, Inc. v.Goldstar Printing Corp., 175 F. Supp. 2d 542(S.D.N.Y. 2001) ...................................................................10-9

Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc. v.Blue Box Factory (USA), Ltd.,577 F. Supp. 625 (S.D.N.Y. 1983) ........................... 17-8, 17-9

Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc. v.McCall Pattern Co., 649 F. Supp. 832(N.D. Ga. 1986), aff’d, 825 F.3d 355(11th Cir. 1987) ..................................................... 10-30, 10-31

Oxford Book Co. v. Coll. Entrance Book Co.,98 F.2d 688 (2d Cir. 1938) ........................................... 6-5, 6-7

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Palmer v. Braun, 287 F.3d 1325 (11th Cir. 2002) ...................3-58Pampered Chef, Ltd. v. Magic Kitchen, Inc.,

12 F. Supp. 2d 785 (N.D. Ill. 1998) ........................ 3-21, 10-3Paramount Pictures Corp. v. Carol Publ’g Grp.,

11 F. Supp. 2d 329 (S.D.N.Y. 1998), aff’d,181 F.3d 83 (2d Cir. 1999) ......................................... 4-8, 14-5

Paramount Pictures Corp. v. Video Broad. Sys.,724 F. Supp. 808 (D. Kan. 1989) ......................................15-2

Parfums Givenchy v. C&C Beauty Sales,832 F. Supp. 1378 (C.D. Cal. 1993) ................................16-15

Parham v. Pepsico, Inc.,927 F. Supp. 177 (E.D.N.C. 1995), aff’d,86 F.3d 1151 (4th Cir.), cert. denied,519 U.S. 1102 (1996) ..........................................................2-17

Parker v. Dufresne,781 F. Supp. 2d 379 (W.D. La. 2011) .................................6-2

Parker v. Outdoor Channel Holdings,No. 2-11-CV-00159-J,2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 175879(N.D. Tex. Dec. 12, 2012) ......................................... 3-18, 6-9

Pasillas v. McDonald’s Corp.,927 F.2d 440 (9th Cir. 1991) ................. 3-27, 3-29, 3-30, 3-31

Past Pluto Prods. Corp. v. Dana,627 F. Supp. 1435 (S.D.N.Y. 1986) ...................................15-5

Paycom Payroll, LLC v. Richison,758 F.3d 1198 (10th Cir. 2014) .........................3-45, 8-7, 8-13

Pearson Educ., Inc. v. Nugroho, 2009 WL 3429610(S.D.N.Y. Oct. 27, 2009) ......................................................6-6

Pebble Beach Co. v. Tour 18 I Ltd.,942 F. Supp. 1513 (S.D. Tex. 1996), aff’d,155 F.3d 526 (5th Cir. 1998) ..............................................2-18

Peel & Co. v. Rug Mkt.,1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14632 (E.D. La. 1999),aff’d, 238 F.3d 391 (5th Cir. 2001) ........................... 2-4, 3-17,..........................................................................3-18, 3-41, 10-22

Peker v. Masters Collection,96 F. Supp. 2d 216 (E.D.N.Y. 2000) ................2-25, 3-9, 15-2

Pelt v. CBS, Inc., 30 U.S.P.Q.2d 1639(C.D. Cal. 1993) ....................................................................6-8

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Pendleton v. Acuff-Rose Publ’ns, Inc.,605 F. Supp. 477 (M.D. Tenn. 1984) ........... 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5

Pepper v. Int’l Gaming Sys. LLC,312 F. Supp. 2d 853 (N.D. Miss. 2004) .................. 17-2, 17-3

Perfect 10, Inc. v. Google, Inc.,653 F.3d 976 (9th Cir. 2011) ..............................................3-60

Perma Greetings, Inc. v. Russ Berrie & Co.,598 F. Supp. 445 (E.D. Mo. 1984) ...................................2-15

Pers. Keepsakes, Inc. v.Personalizationmall.com, Inc., 2013 WL 5348329(N.D. Ill. Sept. 24, 2013) ...................................................2-15

Peter F. Gaito Architecture, LLC v.Simone Dev. Corp., 08 CV 6056 (WCC),2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53253(S.D.N.Y. May 22, 2009), aff’d,602 F.3d 57 (2d Cir. 2010) ...............................3-9, 3-10, 11-4,.................................................................. 11-5, 11-7, 18-3, 18-4

Peter Letterese & Assocs. v. World Inst. ofScientology, 533 F.3d 1287 (11th Cir. 2008) ............. 1-7, 3-56

Peter Mayer Publishers, Inc. v. Shilovskaya,11 F. Supp. 3d 421 (S.D.N.Y. 2014) ........................ 2-18, 15-5

Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. v. Martin Weiner Corp.,274 F.2d 487 (2d Cir. 1960) ...............................1-2, 3-5, 3-11,............................................................... 3-20, 5-6, 10-20, 10-28,..................................................................App. B-14, App. B-17

Peters v. West,692 F.3d 629 (7th Cir. 2012) ................................... 2-15, 2-17,...................................................................... 2-19, 3-22, 9-3, 9-4

Peters v. West, 776 F. Supp. 2d 742(N.D. Ill. 2011) ......................................................... 2-17, 2-19

Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.,584 F. App’x 653 (9th Cir. 2014) .......................................3-31

Phillips v. Beck, 2007 WL 2972605(D. Haw. Oct. 9, 2007) .........................................................2-7

Phillips v. Mandock, 543 F. Supp. 2d 1219(D. Haw. 2008) ...................................................................2-18

Pino v. Viacom, Inc., Civil No. 07-3313 (AET),2008 WL 704386 (D.N.J. Mar. 4, 2008) ................. 6-12, 6-15

Pivot Point Int’l, Inc. v. Charlene Prods., Inc.,372 F.3d 913 (7th Cir. 2004) ............. 16-2, 16-3, 16-11, 16-12

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Plains Cotton Coop. Ass’n of Lubbock, Tex. v.Goodpasture Comput. Serv., Inc.,807 F.2d 1256 (5th Cir. 1987) .................................. 8-15, 8-20

PODS, Inc. v. PortaStor, Inc.,484 F.3d 1359 (Fed. Cir.), cert. denied,128 S. Ct. 618 (2007) .........................................................3-57

Poe v. Missing Persons, 745 F.2d 1238 (9th Cir. 1984) ..........16-2Poindexter v. EMI Record Grp., Inc.,

No. 11 Civ. 559 (LTS), 2012 WL 1027639(S.D.N.Y. Mar. 3, 2012) ......................................................9-13

Pollick v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.,817 F. Supp. 2d 1005 (E.D. Mich. 2011) ................. 2-7, 3-51

Positive Black Talk Inc. v.Cash Money Records Inc.,394 F.3d 357 (5th Cir. 2004) ........................ 1-5, 1-6, 1-8, 3-7,....................................................................3-17, 3-18, App. B-4

PPS, Inc. v. Jewelry Sales Representatives, Inc.,392 F. Supp. 375 (S.D.N.Y. 1975) ....................... 10-19, 10-20

Price v. Fox Entm’t Grp., Inc.,499 F. Supp. 2d 382 (S.D.N.Y. 2007) ...................... 17-3, 17-6

Productivity Software Int’l, Inc. v. Healthcare Techs.,37 U.S.P.Q.2d 1036 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) ...................8-3, 8-4, 8-8,................................................................. 8-10, 8-14, 8-15, 8-16,.................................................................. 8-17, 8-18, 8-19, 8-21

Productivity Software Int’l, Inc. v. Healthcare Techs.,1995 Copyright L. Dec. (CCH) ¶ 27,440,37 U.S.P.Q.2d 1036 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) .................................8-10

Progressive Lighting, Inc. v.Lowe’s Home Ctrs., Inc., 549 F. App’x 913(11th Cir. 2013) .................................................................16-15

Provident Precious Metals, LLC v.Nw. Territorial Mint, LLC,117 F. Supp. 3d 879 (N.D. Tex. 2015) .................... 2-9, 10-16

Prunté v. Universal Music Grp.,484 F. Supp. 2d 32 (D.D.C. 2007) ........................ 3-53, 17-10

Prunté v. Universal Music Grp.,563 F. Supp. 2d 41 (D.D.C. 2008) ....................................3-53

Prunté v. Universal Music Grp.,699 F. Supp. 2d 15 (D.D.C. 2010) ......................................9-6

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Prunty v. Vivendi,, No. 1:14-cv-02073,2015 WL 5463167(D.D.C. Sept. 17, 2015) ......................................3-54, 9-3, 9-4

Pryor v. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.,111 U.S.P.Q.2d 1221 (C.D. Cal. 2014) ................... 9-15, 9-26

Psihoyos v. Nat’l Geographic Soc’y,409 F. Supp. 2d 268 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) ...................... 2-20, 10-4

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Q-Co. Indus., Inc. v. Hoffman,625 F. Supp. 608 (S.D.N.Y. 1985) ..................8-17, 8-20, 17-5

Quirk v. Sony Pictures Entm’t, Inc.,2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47954(N.D. Cal. Apr. 2, 2013) .......................................................7-2

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R. Ready Prods., Inc. v. Cantrell,85 F. Supp. 2d 672 (S.D. Tex. 2000) .................................3-19

Randolph v. Dimension Films,630 F. Supp. 2d 741 (S.D. Tex. 2009), aff’d,381 F. App’x 449 (5th Cir.), cert. denied,2010 WL 3617171, 79 U.S.L.W. 3149 (2010) .......... 3-19, 4-2

Ray v. ESPN, Inc.,783 F.3d 1140 (8th Cir. 2015) ............................................6-14

R.C. Olmstead, Inc. v. CU Interface, LLC,606 F.3d 262 (6th Cir. 2010) .................................... 3-49, 17-2

Reece v. Island Treasures Art Gallery, Inc.,468 F. Supp. 2d 1197 (D. Haw. 2006) .................... 2-14, 14-6

Regents of Univ. of Minn. v. Applied Innovations, Inc.,876 F.2d 626 (8th Cir. 1989) ..............................................2-16

Reno-Tahoe Specialty, Inc. v. Mungchi, Inc.,No. 2:12-cv-01051, 2014 WL 553181(D. Nev. Feb. 10, 2014) .....................................................3-29

Rentmeester v. Nike, Inc., No. 3:15-cv-00113,2015 WL 3766546(D. Or. June 15, 2015) ............................................. 3-27, 10-4

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Repp v. Webber, 892 F. Supp. 552 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) ...............17-8Repp v. Webber, 914 F. Supp. 80 (S.D.N.Y. 1996),

aff’d in part and rev’d in part,132 F.3d 882 (2d Cir. 1997), cert. denied,525 U.S. 815 (1998) ............................. 1-6, 1-7, 2-3, 3-4, 9-10

Reyher v. Children’s Television Workshop,533 F.2d 87 (2d Cir.), cert. denied,

429 U.S. 980 (1976) ...........................................4-3, 4-11, 4-13Rice v. Fox Broad. Co.,

330 F.3d 1170 (9th Cir. 2003) ...... 1-6, 2-12, 3-25, 3-28, 3-29,.............................. 4-3, 4-9, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4

Richard Goettle, Inc. v.Burgess & Niple, Inc., No. 1:10CV187,2010 WL 5156121 (S.D. Ohio Dec. 14, 2010) .................16-2

Richards v. Columbia Broad. Sys.,161 F. Supp. 516 (D.D.C. 1958) ................................. 6-8, 7-2

Ringgold v. Black Entm’t Television, Inc.,126 F.3d 70 (2d Cir. 1997) ............1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4,........................................................ 2-20, 9-17, 9-40, App. B-13

Rivera v. Méndez & Co.,988 F. Supp. 2d 159 (D.P.R. 2013) .....................................1-6

Robert R. Jones Assocs., Inc. v. Nino Homes,686 F. Supp. 160 (E.D. Mich. 1987),aff’d in part and rev’d in part,858 F.2d 274 (6th Cir. 1988) ..............................................2-25

Robinson v. New Line Cinema Corp.,42 F. Supp. 2d 578 (D. Md. 1999) .......... 2-13, 3-35, 4-2, 4-7,.................................................................. 4-10, 4-11, 4-12, 4-13

Robinson v. Random House, Inc.877 F. Supp. 830 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) .....................................2-22

Rockford Map Publishers, Inc. v.Directory Serv. Co. of Colo.,224 U.S.P.Q. 851 (C.D. Ill. 1984) ........................................1-6

Rodriguez v. Heidi Klum Co.,2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80805(S.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2008) ...................................................6-14

Rogers v. Koons, 751 F. Supp. 474 (S.D.N.Y. 1990),aff’d, 960 F.2d 301 (2d Cir.), cert. denied,506 U.S. 934 (1992) ..........................................2-5, 10-2, 10-8,................................................................ 10-16, 14-2, 14-3, 15-7

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Rolwes Co. v. Barnes,No. 4:14-CV-1045, 2014 WL 3701039(E.D. Mo. July 25, 2014) ...................................................11-8

Ronald Mayotte & Assocs. v. MGC Bldg. Co.,885 F. Supp. 148 (E.D. Mich. 1994) ..............3-53, 11-8, 11-9

Rosemount Enters., Inc. v. Random House, Inc.,366 F.2d 303 (2d Cir. 1966), cert. denied,385 U.S. 1009 (1967) .................................................... 6-2, 6-7

Ross, Brovins & Oehmke, P.C. v. Lexis Nexis Grp.,463 F.3d 478 (6th Cir. 2006) ................... 8-5, 13-5, 13-6, 13-8

Rossiter v. Hall, 20 F. Cas. 1253(C.C.E.D.N.Y. 1866) (No. 12,082) ....................................14-1

Roth Greeting Cards v. United Card Co.,429 F.2d 1106 (9th Cir. 1970) ............................................2-32

Rottlund Co. v. Pinnacle Corp.,452 F.3d 726 (8th Cir. 2006) ...........................3-43, 17-6, 17-7

Roulo v. Russ Berrie & Co.,886 F.2d 931 (7th Cir. 1989), cert. denied,493 U.S. 1075 (1990) ...............................2-32, 3-20, App. B-3

RPM Displays Inc. v. Oz Mannequins Int’l,2013 WL 4774497 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 4, 2013) .......... 16-2, 16-7

Rucker v. Harlequin Enters., Ltd.,2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26299(S.D. Tex. Feb. 26, 2013) .....................................................4-7

Runstadler Studios, Inc. v. MCM Ltd. P’ship,768 F. Supp. 1292 (N.D. Ill. 1991) ....................... 2-34, 10-16

Russ Berrie & Co. v. Jerry Elsner Co.,482 F. Supp. 980 (S.D.N.Y. 1980) ......................... 2-13, 10-35

Russell v. Price, 612 F.2d 1123 (9th Cir. 1979),cert. denied, 446 U.S. 952 (1980) ......................................15-5

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Salinger v. Colting, 607 F.3d 68 (2d Cir. 2010) .......................3-59Salinger v. Random House, Inc.,

811 F.2d 90 (2d Cir.), cert. denied,484 U.S. 890 (1987) ....................... 2-11, 2-16, 2-17, 2-28, 6-2

S.A.M. Elecs., Inc. v. Osaraprasop,39 F. Supp. 2d 1074 (N.D. Ill. 1999) ...................... 2-15, 3-20

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Sandberg & Sikorski Corp. v. Andin Int’l, Inc.,50 U.S.P.Q.2d 1699 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) ..................... 10-16, 15-2

Sandoval v. New Line Cinema Corp.,147 F.3d 215 (2d Cir. 1998) ................................2-2, 2-3, 2-20

Sanford v. CBS, Inc., 594 F. Supp.711 (N.D. Ill. 1984) .................................................. 2-36, 3-21

Sari v. Am.’s Home Place Inc.,No. 1:14-cv-1454, 2015 WL 5165131(E.D. Va. Sept. 2, 2015) .....................................................11-5

SAS Inst., Inc. v. S&H Comput. Sys., Inc.,605 F. Supp. 816 (M.D. Tenn. 1985) ....................... 8-2, 8-14,..................................................................................... 8-19, 8-21

Satava v. Lowry, 323 F.3d 805 (9th Cir.),cert. denied, 124 S. Ct. 472 (2003) ................2-20, 2-26, 2-27,...................................................... 2-31, 2-33, 10-16, 13-2, 13-3

Savant Homes, Inc. v. Collins,809 F.3d 1133 (10th Cir. 2016) ................. 1-4, 1-5, 3-44, 3-48

Sawyer v. Crowell Publ’g Co.,142 F.2d 497 (2d Cir.), cert. denied,323 U.S. 735 (1944) ............................................................18-1

Scentsy, Inc. v. B.R. Chase, LLC,942 F. Supp. 2d 1045 (D. Idaho 2013) .............................16-2

Scentsy, Inc. v. Harmony Brands LLC,585 F. App’x 621 (9th Cir. 2014) .......................................3-32

Schiffer Publ’g Ltd. v. Chronicle Books, LLC,73 U.S.P.Q.2d 1090 (E.D. Pa. 2004) ..............3-13, 10-2, 10-6

Scholz Design, Inc. v. Sard Custom Homes, LLC,691 F.3d 182 (2d Cir. 2013) ................................... 11-4, 11-10

Schoolhouse, Inc. v. Anderson,275 F.3d 726 (8th Cir. 2002) ..........................3-43, 3-44, 13-2,.................................................................. 13-3, 13-5, 13-6, 18-3

Schrock v. Learning Curve Int’l, Inc.,586 F.3d 513 (7th Cir. 2009) ................. 10-1, 10-2, 15-4, 15-5

Schwartz v. Universal Pictures Co.,85 F. Supp. 270 (D. Cal. 1945) .........................................2-12

Scott v. WKJG, Inc., 376 F.2d 467 (7th Cir.),cert. denied, 389 U.S. 832 (1967) ......................................3-21

Scott-Blanton v. Universal City Studios Prods.,539 F. Supp. 2d 191 (D.D.C. 2008), aff’d,308 F. App’x 452 (D.C. Cir. 2009) ....................................3-32

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Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc. v.Mark Fi Records, Inc., 256 F. Supp. 359(S.D.N.Y. 1966) .................................................................17-10

See v. Durang, 711 F.2d 141 (9th Cir. 1983) .................. 3-29, 7-2Sega Enters. Ltd. v. Accolade, Inc.,

977 F.2d 1510, amended,1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 78 (9th Cir. 1993) .......................2-39,..............................................................................7-2, 9-32, 9-33

Segal v. Paramount Pictures, 841 F. Supp. 146(E.D. Pa. 1993), aff’d, 37 F.3d 1488 (3d Cir. 1994) ........3-15

Segal v. Rogue Pictures,544 F. App’x 769 (9th Cir. 2013) .......................................3-34

Segrets, Inc. v. Gillman Knitwear Co.,42 F. Supp. 2d 58 (D. Mass. 1998),aff’d in part, vacated in part, remanded,207 F.3d 56 (1st Cir.), cert. denied,531 U.S. 827 (2000) .............................. 2-10, 2-25, 2-32, 2-36,............................................2-37, 3-11, 3-12, 3-41, 10-25, 17-5,.............................................. 18-1, 18-3, App. B-12, App. B-16

Selle v. Gibb, 741 F.2d 896 (7th Cir. 1984) .................... 1-8, 1-11,............................................................................3-22, 3-57, 9-11

Seng-Tiong Ho v. Taflove,648 F.3d 489 (7th Cir. 2011) ................................................6-2

Severin Montres, Ltd. v. Yiddah Watch Co.,997 F. Supp. 1262 (C.D. Cal. 1997), aff’d,165 F.3d 917 (9th Cir. 1998) ........... 10-19, 10-20, 16-8, 16-15

Shame on You Prods., Inc. v. Banks,No. CV 14-03512, 2015 WL 4885221(C.D. Cal. Aug. 14, 2015) ..................................................3-29

Shaw v. Lindheim,919 F.2d 1353 (9th Cir. 1990) .............. 1-11, 2-18, 2-19, 3-25,.................................... 3-26, 3-27, 3-28, 3-29, 3-30, 3-35, 3-42,................................. 4-2, 4-4, 4-11, 4-12, 4-13, 5-6, App. B-18

Sheehan v. MTV Networks,22 U.S.P.Q.2d 1394 (S.D.N.Y. 1992) ...................................6-8

Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp.,81 F.2d 49 (2d Cir.), cert. denied,298 U.S. 669 (1936) ....................1-1, 2-21, 2-36, 4-4, 4-5, 4-9

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Sheldon Abend Revocable Tr. v.Spielberg, 748 F. Supp. 2d 200,96 U.S.P.Q.2d 1561 (S.D.N.Y. 2010) ........................ 2-38, 4-5,..............................................................................5-6, 17-7, 17-8

Sherman v. Jones, 457 F. Supp. 2d 793(E.D. Mich. 2006) .................................................................4-3

Sherry Mfg. Co. v. Towel King of Fla., Inc.,753 F.2d 1565 (11th Cir. 1985) ................................ 15-3, 15-4

Shine v. Childs, 382 F. Supp. 2d 602(S.D.N.Y. 2005) ............................ 3-4, 8-23, 11-4, 11-11, 17-7

Shipman v. R.K.O. Radio Pictures, Inc.,100 F.2d 533 (2d Cir. 1938) ....................................... 4-4, 4-10

SHL Imaging, Inc. v. Artisan House, Inc.,117 F. Supp. 2d 301 (S.D.N.Y. 2000) .............10-2, 15-2, 15-3

Sid & Marty Krofft Television Prods., Inc. v.McDonald’s Corp., 562 F.2d 1157(9th Cir. 1977) ............................................. 2-8, 2-9, 2-33, 3-3,................................................................. 3-23, 3-25, 3-26, 3-27,....................................................... 3-29, 3-30, 3-33, 3-35, 3-40,................................................ 5-9, 17-5, App. B-17, App. B-18

Sieger Suarez Architectural P’ship, Inc. v.Arquitectonica Int’l Corp.,998 F. Supp. 2d 1340 (S.D. Fla. 2014) ................. 3-58, 11-10

Signo Trading Int’l Ltd. v. Gordon,535 F. Supp. 362 (N.D. Cal. 1981) ...................................2-17

Silberstein v. Fox Entm’t Grp., Inc.,2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13554,75 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1086(S.D.N.Y. July 19, 2004) ......................................... 5-11, 10-11

Silberstein v. Fox Entm’t Grp. Inc.,424 F. Supp. 2d 616 (S.D.N.Y. 2008) ................................2-18

Silver Ring Splint Co. v. Digisplint, Inc.,543 F. Supp. 2d 509 (W.D. Va. 2008) ...............................3-37

Silver Streak Indus., LLC v.Squire Boone Caverns, Inc.,2014 WL 220682 (S.D. Ind. Jan. 21, 2014),2014 WL 6474105 (S.D. Ind. Nov. 19, 2014) ................16-15

Silver Streak Indus., LLC v.Squire Boone Caverns, Inc., 2015 WL 3884605(S.D. Ind. June 24, 2015) ......................................... 3-20, 3-23

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Silverman v. CBS, Inc., 870 F.2d 40 (2d Cir.),cert. denied, 492 U.S. 907 (1989) ........................... 2-17, 15-3,............................................................................15-4, 15-5, 15-6

Silverstein v. Penguin Putnam, Inc.,368 F.3d 77 (2d Cir.), cert. denied,543 U.S. 1039 (2004) ..........................................................13-2

Silverstein v. Penguin Putnam, Inc.,522 F. Supp. 2d 579 (S.D.N.Y. 2007) ................................13-7

Simon v. Birraporetti’s Rests., Inc.,720 F. Supp. 85 (S.D. Tex. 1989) ......................................10-9

Sinicola v. Warner Bros., Inc.,948 F. Supp. 1176 (E.D.N.Y. 1996) .......................... 4-12, 7-3

Sissom v. Snow, 110 U.S.P.Q.2d 1673(S.D. Ind. 2014) ..................................................................3-23

Sissom v. Snow, No. 1:13-cv-822, 2014 WL 1870930(S.D. Ind. May 8, 2014) .......................................................4-3

Situation Mgmt. Sys., Inc. v. ASP Consulting LLC,560 F.3d 53 (1st Cir. 2009) ..................................................2-6

Skinder-Strauss Assocs. v.Mass. Continuing Legal Educ., Inc.,914 F. Supp. 665 (D. Mass. 1995) ..................3-10, 3-11, 3-13

Skyline Design, Inc. v. McGrory Glass, Inc.,No. 1:12-CV-10198, 2014 WL 258564(N.D. Ill. Jan. 23, 2014) ......................................... 3-23, 10-15

Smith v. Goodell, 2015 WL 500893(E.D. La. Feb. 5, 2015) .......................................................2-7

Smith v. Jackson,84 F.3d 1213 (9th Cir. 1996) ................................... 2-14, 3-26,.................................................................. 3-28, 3-29, 3-32, 17-5

Smith v. Weinstein,578 F. Supp. 1297 (S.D.N.Y. 1984) .....................................5-2

Soc’y of Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Inc. v.Archbishop Gregory of Denver, Colo.,685 F. Supp. 2d 217 (D. Mass. 2010) ...............................2-36

Soc’y of the Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Inc. v.Gregory, 689 F.3d 29 (1st Cir. 2012), cert. denied,133 S. Ct. 1315 (2013) ............................................. 3-10, 3-12

Softel, Inc. v. Dragon Med. & Sci. Commc’ns, Inc.,118 F.3d 955 (2d Cir. 1997) ..................................8-3, 8-4, 8-9

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Sony/ATV Music Publ’g LLC v.1729172 Ontario, Inc., Civ. No. 3:14-CV-1929,2015 WL 4603312 (M.D. Tenn. July 30, 2015) ..............17-10

Sony Comput. Entm’t, Inc. v. Connectix Corp.,203 F.3d 596 (9th Cir.), cert. denied,531 U.S. 871 (2000) ............................................................2-39

Soptra Fabrics Corp. v. Stafford Knitting Mills, Inc.,490 F.2d 1092 (2d Cir. 1974) ........................3-5, 10-26, 10-28

Southco, Inc. v. Kanebridge Corp.,390 F.3d 276 (3d Cir. 2004) ...............................................2-15

Sparaco v. Lawler, Matusky, Skelly Eng’rs LLP,60 F. Supp. 2d 247 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) ....................................2-9

Sparaco v. Lawler, Matusky, Skelly Eng’rs LLP,303 F.3d 460 (2d Cir. 2002), cert. denied,123 S. Ct. 1632 (2003) ..............................10-39, 10-40, 10-41

Spectravest, Inc. v. Mervyn’s, Inc.,673 F. Supp. 1486 (N.D. Cal. 1987) .................................2-22

Spinmaster, Ltd. v. Overbreak LLC,404 F. Supp. 2d 1097 (N.D. Ill. 2005) ................................1-7

Sportsmans Warehouse, Inc. v. Fair,576 F. Supp. 2d 1175 (D. Colo. 2008),appeal dismissed, 311 F. App’x 136(10th Cir. 2009) .................................... 3-44, 3-47, 3-48, 10-16

Stabile v. Paul Smith Ltd.,___ F. Supp. 3d ___, 2015 WL 5897507(C.D. Cal. July 31, 2015) .......................................... 1-10, 1-11

Stan Lee Media, Inc. v. Walt Disney Co.,774 F.3d 1292 (10th Cir. 2014) ......................................17-11

Stanislawski v. Jordan,337 F. Supp. 2d 1103 (E.D. Wis. 2004) ............................2-20

Star Fabrics, Inc. v. DKJY, Inc., 2014 WL 102809(C.D. Cal. Jan. 9, 2014) ....................................................10-23

Star Fabrics, Inc. v. Target Corp.,100 U.S.P.Q.2d 1320 (C.D. Cal. 2011) ...........................10-25

Steele v. Ricigliano, 99 U.S.P.Q.2d 1461 (D. Mass. 2011) ....17-11Steele v. Turner Broad. Co.,

646 F. Supp. 2d 185 (D. Mass. 2009) ..............9-3, 9-11, 17-8Steele v. Turner Broad. Co.,

746 F. Supp. 2d 231 (D. Mass. 2010) .............................17-12

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Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Indus., Inc.,663 F. Supp. 706 (S.D.N.Y. 1987) ..............2-25, 10-11, 10-15

Stern Elecs., Inc. v. Kaufman,669 F.2d 852 (2d Cir. 1982) ....................................... 8-2, 8-23

Stewart v. Abend, 495 U.S. 207 (1990) ....................................15-5Stewart v. Wachowski,

574 F. Supp. 2d 1074 (C.D. Cal. 2005) .................. 1-14, 17-6Stiles v. HarperCollins Publishers LLC,

801 F. Supp. 2d 233 (S.D.N.Y. 2011) ...................... 11-4, 17-6Stillman v. Leo Burnett Co.,

720 F. Supp. 1353 (N.D. Ill. 1989) ..................2-33, 3-20, 7-6Straus v. DVC Worldwide, Inc.,

484 F. Supp. 2d 620 (S.D. Tex. 2007) ......10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 10-6Streetwise Maps, Inc. v. VanDam, Inc.,

159 F.3d 739 (2d Cir. 1998) ........................2-34, 10-40, 10-42Stripteaser, Inc. v. Strike Point Tackle, LLC,

No. 13-62742-CIV, 2014 WL 866396(S.D. Fla. Mar. 5, 2014) .....................................................3-58

Stromback v. New Line Cinema,384 F.3d 283 (6th Cir. 2004) ................ 2-13, 2-37, 2-39, 3-49,...................................................3-50, 3-52, 4-2, 7-2, 17-2, 18-2

Sturdza v. United Arab Emirates,281 F.3d 1287 (D.C. Cir. 2002) ........... 2-30, 3-53, 3-54, 11-1,........................................................ 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, App. B-13

Sturdza v. United Arab Emirates,2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157918(D.D.C. Nov. 5, 2013) .............................................. 17-2, 17-6

Stutts v. Tex. Saltwater Fishing Magazine, Inc.,No. 6:13-CV-10, 2014 WL 1572736(S.D. Tex. Apr. 18, 2014) .................................................10-11

Suid v. Newsweek Magazine,503 F. Supp. 146 (D.D.C. 1980) ......................2-19, 2-23, 6-4

Sun Media Sys., Inc. v. KDSM, LLC,576 F. Supp. 2d 1018 (S.D. Iowa 2008) ...........................3-43

Suntrust Bank v. Houghton Mifflin Co.,268 F.3d 1257 (11th Cir. 2001) .........................3-55, 3-58, 4-4

Superior Form Builders v.Dan Chase Taxidermy Supply Co.,74 F.3d 488 (4th Cir.), cert. denied,519 U.S. 809 (1996) ............................................................16-4

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Susan Wakeen Doll Co. v. Ashton-Drake Galleries,272 F.3d 441 (7th Cir. 2001) ...................................... App. B-1

Sweet v. City of Chicago,953 F. Supp. 225 (N.D. Ill. 1996) ........................... 2-14, 3-10

Swirsky v. Carey, 376 F.3d 841(9th Cir. 2004) ............................. 2-12, 3-24, 3-25, 3-26, 3-28,..................................3-32, 3-33, 9-2, 9-6, 9-8, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13

Swisher Mower & Mach. Co. v.Haban Mfg., Inc., 931 F. Supp. 645 (W.D. Mo. 1996) ......2-3

Sylvestre v. Oswald,1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7002 (S.D.N.Y. May 18, 1993) .....9-2

Synygy v. ZS Assocs., Inc., No. 07-3536,2015 WL 899408 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 11, 2015) ........... 3-14, 13-2

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Tabra, Inc. v. Treasures de Paradise Designs, Inc.,15 U.S.P.Q.2d 1234 (N.D. Cal. 1990) .............................10-18

Tanikumi v. Walt Disney Co., No. 14-5877,2015 WL 716429 (D.N.J. Feb. 19, 2015) ............... 3-16, 14-3

Taylor Corp. v. Four Seasons Greetings, LLC,171 F. Supp. 2d 970 (D. Minn. 2001), aff’d,315 F.3d 1039 (8th Cir. 2003), on appeal,403 F.3d 958 (8th Cir. 2005) ............................1-7, 2-32, 3-43,............................................................................3-44, 18-2, 18-4

TD Bank, N.A. v. Hill, No. 12-7188,2015 WL 4523570 (D.N.J. July 27, 2015) ................ 3-15, 6-2

Team Play, Inc. v. Boyer,391 F. Supp. 2d 695 (N.D. Ill. 2005) ................................17-4

Telebrands Corp. v. Del Labs., Inc.,719 F. Supp. 2d 283 (S.D.N.Y. 2010) ..................................3-9

Telemarketing Res. v. Symantec Corp.,12 U.S.P.Q.2d 1991 (N.D. Cal. 1989) .... 8-2, 8-13, 8-17, 8-18

Teller v. Dogge, 8 F. Supp. 3d 1228(D. Nev. 2014) .................................................3-29, 3-46, 12-3

Tessler v. NBC Universal,2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27345(E.D. Va. Mar. 31, 2009), aff’d,U.S. App. LEXIS 2397 (4th Cir. 2009) .............................3-42

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Testa v. Janssen, 492 F. Supp. 198 (W.D. Pa. 1980) ...............1-12Tetris Holding, LLC v. Xio Interactive, Inc.,

863 F. Supp. 2d 394 (D.N.J. 2012) ............................ 8-3, 8-4,..............................................................................8-6, 8-13, 8-19

Theotokatos v. Sara Lee Pers. Prods.,971 F. Supp. 332 (N.D. Ill. 1997) ..................3-21, 15-5, 15-6

Thimbleberries, Inc. v. C&F Enters., Inc.,142 F. Supp. 2d 1132 (D. Minn. 2001) ................. 2-25, 10-21

Thomas v. Artino, 723 F. Supp. 2d 822 (D. Md. 2010) ........11-10Thornton v. J Jargon Co.,

580 F. Supp. 2d 1261 (M.D. Fla. 2008) ...........................17-3Three Boys Music Corp. v. Bolton,

212 F.3d 477 (9th Cir. 2000), cert. denied,531 U.S. 1126 (2001) ..........................................1-1, 3-28, 9-6,.................................................................. 9-8, 9-38, 17-10, 18-3

Tienshan, Inc. v. C.C.A. Int’l, Inc.,895 F. Supp. 651 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) .......................................3-8

Tiffany Design, Inc. v. Reno-Tahoe Specialty, Inc.,55 F. Supp. 2d 1113 (D. Nev. 1999) .... 2-39, 10-2, 15-7, 15-8

Time, Inc. v. Bernard Geis Assocs.,293 F. Supp. 130 (S.D.N.Y. 1968) .....................................10-7

Tin Pan Apple, Inc. v. Miller Brewing Co.,30 U.S.P.Q.2d 1791 (S.D.N.Y. 1994) .................................9-15

Tiseo Architects, Inc. v.B&B Pools Serv. & Supply Co.,495 F.3d 344 (6th Cir. 2007) ...........................2-19, 3-50, 18-1

Tisi v. Patrick, 97 F. Supp. 2d 539(S.D.N.Y. 2000) .......................................... 1-8, 2-14, 9-7, 9-11

Titlecraft, Inc. v. Nat’l Football League,97 U.S.P.Q.2d 1315, 2010 WL 5209293(D. Minn. Dec. 20, 2010) ........................................ 3-43, 3-44

TMTV, Corp. v. Mass Prods., Inc.,645 F.3d 464 (1st Cir. 2011) ..................................... 2-24, 2-30,........................................................................ 2-31, 3-10, 4-2, 7-3

Todd v. Mont. Silversmiths, Inc.,379 F. Supp. 2d 1110 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) ............................10-19

Tomaydo-Tomahhdo, LLC v. Vozary,No. 1:14CV469, 2015 WL 410712(N.D. Ohio Jan. 29, 2015) ..................................................2-10

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Toulmin v. Rike-Kumler Co., 137 U.S.P.Q. 533(S.D. Ohio 1962), aff’d, 316 F.2d 232 (6th Cir.),cert. denied, 378 U.S. 825 (1963) ........................................2-2

Towler v. Sayles, 76 F.3d 579 (4th Cir. 1996) ......1-13, 3-34, 3-35,...................................................................... 3-36, 3-42, 4-2, 4-4

T-Peg, Inc. v. Vt. Timber Works, Inc.,459 F.3d 97 (1st Cir. 2006) .................. 3-10, 3-12, 11-1, 11-2,.............................................................. 11-8, 11-11, 13-13, 17-7

Tradescape.com v. Shivaram,77 F. Supp. 2d 408 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) ....................................8-7

Transwestern Publ’g Co. v.Multimedia Mktg. Assocs., Inc.,133 F.3d 773 (10th Cir. 1998) .........................3-45, 8-22, 13-3

Tree Publ’g Co. v. Warner Bros. Records,785 F. Supp. 1272 (M.D. Tenn. 1991) .................... 2-19, 2-23

Trek Leasing, Inc. v. United States,75 U.S.P.Q.2d 1449 (Fed. Cl. 2005) ...............8-22, 11-5, 17-5

Triad Sys. Corp. v. Se. Express Co.,64 F.3d 1330 (9th Cir. 1995), cert. denied,516 U.S. 1145 (1996) ................................................ 2-39, 2-40

Tri-Marketing, Inc. v. Mainstream Mktg. Servs., Inc.,2010 WL 1924456 (D. Minn. May 12, 2010) ...................2-35

TufAmerica, Inc. v. Diamond,2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129128(S.D.N.Y. Sept. 10, 2013) ...................................................9-15

TufAmerica, Inc. v. WB Music Corp.,113 U.S.P.Q.2d 1076 (S.D.N.Y. 2014) ..............9-4, 9-16, 9-26

Tufenkian Imp./Exp. Ventures, Inc. v.Einstein Moomjy, Inc.,338 F.3d 127 (2d Cir. 2003) ......... 2-5, 2-24, 2-25, 2-30, 2-31,................................. 2-37, 10-21, 10-27, 13-3, 18-2, App. B-19

Tuff ‘N’ Rumble Mgmt., Inc. v.Profile Records, Inc.,42 U.S.P.Q.2d 1398 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) ....................... 9-14, 9-25

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. v.MCA, Inc., 715 F.2d 1327 (9th Cir. 1983) ......7-9, 14-1, 14-3

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. v.Stonesifer, 140 F.2d 579 (9th Cir. 1944) ..........4-4, 14-3, 14-4

Twin Peaks Prods. v. Publ’ns Int’l, Ltd.,996 F.2d 1366 (2d Cir. 1993) ...... 2-20, 2-22, 14-5, 15-4, 15-7

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Ty, Inc. v. GMA Accessories, Inc.,959 F. Supp. 936 (N.D. Ill.), aff’d,132 F.3d 1167 (7th Cir. 1997) ..........................1-9, 1-11, 1-12,.................................................................. 1-13, 3-20, 3-22, 17-2

Ty, Inc. v. LeClair,103 F. Supp. 2d 1047 (N.D. Ill. 2000) ............................10-34

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Uneeda Doll Co. v. Regent Baby Prods. Corp.,355 F. Supp. 438 (E.D.N.Y. 1972) ..................................10-31

U-Neek, Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,147 F. Supp. 2d 158 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) ..............................10-27

Uni-World Capital L.P. v. Preferred Fragrance, Inc.,43 F. Supp. 3d 236 (S.D.N.Y. 2014) ................................10-11

Unicolors, Inc. v. Mangel Stores Corp.,2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 168360(C.D. Cal. Nov. 25, 2013) ................................................10-21

Unicolors, Inc. v. Macy’s Inc.,No. CV14-08611, 2015 WL 1020101(C.D. Cal. Mar. 6, 2015) ..................................................17-10

United Artists Corp. v. Ford Motor Co.,483 F. Supp. 89 (S.D.N.Y. 1980) .........................................7-7

United Features Syndicate, Inc. v. Koons,817 F. Supp. 370 (S.D.N.Y. 1993) ............................... 3-9, 5-6

United States v. Hamilton,583 F.2d 448 (9th Cir. 1978) .................................... 2-33, 13-2

United States v. Langley, 62 F.3d 602 (4th Cir. 1995),cert. denied, 516 U.S. 1083 (1996) ....................................9-28

United States v. O’Reilly, 794 F.2d 613 (11th Cir. 1986) ........3-56United States v. Taxe, 380 F. Supp. 1010

(C.D. Cal. 1974), aff’d in part and vacated in part,540 F.2d 961 (9th Cir. 1976), cert. denied,429 U.S. 1040 (1977) ..........9-14, 9-23, 9-24, 9-25, 9-26, 15-2

Universal Athletic Sales Co. v. Salkeld,511 F.2d 904 (3d Cir.), cert. denied,423 U.S. 863 (1975) .............................. 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16,................................................................3-41, 10-11, App. B-15

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Universal City Studios v.Film Ventures Int’l, Inc.,543 F. Supp. 1134 (C.D. Cal. 1982) ........................ 4-13, 5-11

Universal Furniture Int’l, Inc. v.Collezione Europa U.S.A., Inc.,618 F.3d 417 (4th Cir. 2010) ...........................3-34, 16-3, 16-5

Universal Pictures Co. v. Harold Lloyd Corp.,162 F.2d 354 (9th Cir. 1947) ................................................7-5

UpdateCom, Inc. v. FirstBank P.R., Inc.,No. 10-1855, 2014 WL 346436(D.P.R. Jan. 30, 2014) ........................................2-38, 2-40, 8-9

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Vallery v. Am. Girl Dolls, No. 13-5066,2015 WL 1539253 (E.D. La. Apr. 6, 2015) ............ 1-12, 3-19

Value Grp., Inc. v. Mendham Lake Estates, L.P.,800 F. Supp. 1228 (D.N.J. 1992) ............................. 3-14, 3-17

Vargas v. Pfizer, Inc., 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 24263,Copyright L. Rep. (CCH) ¶ 29,831(2d Cir. Nov. 5, 2009) ...........................................................3-9

Vargas v. Transeau, 04 Civ. 9772,2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59344(S.D.N.Y. Aug. 6, 2008) ......................................................1-10

Vargas v. Transeau, 514 F. Supp. 2d 439 (S.D.N.Y. 2007),aff’d, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 214263(2d Cir. Nov. 5, 2009) ................................................. 1-8, 9-15

Varsity Brands, Inc. v. Star Athletica, LLC,799 F.3d 468 (6th Cir. 2015) ................................... 16-3, 16-4,................................................................ 16-5, 16-6, 16-13, 17-6

Vasquez v. Ybarra,150 F. Supp. 2d 1157 (D. Kan. 2001) ..................... 3-46, 3-48

Vault Corp. v. Quaid Software, Ltd.,847 F.2d 255 (5th Cir. 1988) ...................................... 2-2, 2-40

Velez v. Sony Discos, 2007 WL 120686(S.D.N.Y. Jan. 16, 2007) ........................ 9-11, 9-12, 17-4, 17-5

Video Pipeline, Inc. v.Buena Vista Home Entm’t, Inc.,192 F. Supp. 2d 321 (D.N.J. 2002) ........................... 7-5, 15-4

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Visual Commc’ns, Inc. v. Assurex Health, Inc.,No. 14-3854, 2015 WL 430779(E.D. Pa. Feb. 2, 2015) ......................................................14-3

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Wainwright Secs. Inc. v. Wall St. Transcript Corp.,558 F.2d 91 (2d Cir. 1977), cert. denied,434 U.S. 1014 (1978) .................................................. 2-24, 6-3

Walker v. Time Life Films, Inc.,615 F. Supp. 430 (S.D.N.Y. 1985), aff’d,784 F.2d 44 (2d Cir.), cert. denied,476 U.S. 1159 (1986) ................................ 2-38, 2-39, 3-4, 7-2,.............................................................. 7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 17-6, 17-8

Walker v. Time Life Films, Inc.,784 F.2d 44 (2d Cir. 1986), cert. denied,476 U.S. 1159 (1987) ..........................................................2-13

Walker v. Univ. Books, Inc.,602 F.2d 859 (9th Cir. 1979) ...................................... 2-38, 7-2

Walker Mfg., Inc. v. Hoffmann, Inc.,261 F. Supp. 2d 1054 (N.D. Iowa 2003) ............................2-3

Walt Disney Prods. v. Air Pirates,581 F.2d 751 (9th Cir. 1978) .................................5-1, 5-4, 5-6

Walt Disney Prods. v. Filmation Assocs.,628 F. Supp. 871 (C.D. Cal. 1986) ...................2-38, 2-39, 7-2

Want Ad Digest, Inc. v. Display Adver., Inc.,653 F. Supp. 2d 171 (N.D.N.Y. 2009) ..................... 13-2, 13-8

Ward v. Barnes & Noble, Inc.,93 F. Supp. 3d 193 (S.D.N.Y. 2015) ....................................3-9

Warner Bros., Inc. v. Am. Broad. Cos.,654 F.2d 204 (2d Cir. 1981) ..............................2-35, 5-9, 6-11

Warner Bros., Inc. v. Am. Broad. Cos.,720 F.2d 231 (2d Cir. 1983) ..................... 2-34, 3-8, 4-10, 5-5,........................................................................ 5-6, 5-8, 5-9, 17-9

Warner Bros. Entm’t Inc. v. RDR Books,575 F. Supp. 513 (S.D.N.Y. 2008) .....................................15-2

Warner Bros. Entm’t, Inc. v. X One X Prods.,644 F.3d 584 (8th Cir. 2011) ...........................15-5, 15-8, 15-9

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Warner Bros. Pictures v. Columbia Broad. Sys.,216 F.2d 945 (9th Cir. 1954), cert. denied,348 U.S. 971 (1955) ...................................................... 5-1, 5-4

Warren Publ’g, Inc. v. Microdos Data Corp.,115 F.3d 1509 (11th Cir. 1997) .............................. 13-3, 13-11

Warrick v. Roberts, 34 F. Supp. 3d 913 (N.D. Ill. 2014) .....17-11Watt v. Butler, 744 F. Supp. 2d 1315

(N.D. Ga. 2010) ....................................... 1-9, 1-11, 9-11, 17-4Webb v. Stallone, 555 F. App’x 31 (2d Cir. 2014) ...................4-13Webb v. Stallone, 910 F. Supp. 2d 681 (S.D.N.Y. 2012) ..........1-9Well-Made Mfg. Corp. v. Goffa Int’l Corp.,

210 F. Supp. 2d 147 (E.D.N.Y. 2002), aff’d,354 F.3d 112 (2d Cir. 2003) .............................................10-31

Wendt v. Host Int’l, Inc.,197 F.3d 1284 (9th Cir. 1999) .................................... 5-7, 6-14

Werlin v. Reader’s Digest Ass’n, Inc.,528 F. Supp. 451 (S.D.N.Y. 1981) .....................................2-34

Whelan Assocs., Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Lab., Inc.,797 F.2d 1222 (3d Cir. 1986), cert. denied,479 U.S. 1031 (1987) ...................... 3-17, 3-37, 8-6, 8-8, 8-13,...............................................8-16, 8-19, 8-20, 8-21, 17-5, 18-4

Whimsicality, Inc. v. Ballat,27 F. Supp. 2d 456 (S.D.N.Y. 1998) ..................................16-6

Whitaker v. Stanwood Imps.,No. 2:10-CV-539 TS,2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7612(D. Utah Jan. 17, 2013) .......................................... 3-48, 10-16

White v. Alcon Film Fund,53 F. Supp. 3d 1308 (N.D. Ga. 2014) ...............................3-58

White v. Twentieth Century Fox Corp.,572 F. App’x 475 (9th Cir. 2014) .........................................7-5

Whitehead v. CBS/Viacom, Inc.,315 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2004) ........... 2-34, 3-54, 4-3, 17-2

Whitehead v. Paramount Pictures Corp.,53 F. Supp. 2d 38 (D.D.C. 1999), aff’d,2000 WL 33363291 (D.C. Cir. Apr. 19, 2000),cert. dismissed, 531 U.S. 1033 (2000) ...........2-10, 2-14, 2-31,............................................................ 4-3, 4-8, 4-12, App. B-19

Wickham v. Knoxville Int’l Energy Exposition, Inc.,555 F. Supp. 154 (E.D. Tenn. 1983), aff’d,739 F.2d 1094 (6th Cir. 1984) .......................3-49, 3-52, 11-10

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Wihtol v. Wells, 231 F.2d 550 (7th Cir. 1956) ............... 2-18, 2-19Wilcom Pty. Ltd. v. Endless Visions,

128 F. Supp. 2d 1027 (E.D. Mich. 1998), aff’d,229 F.3d 1155 (6th Cir. 2000) .................................. 2-22, 2-25

Wild v. NBC Universal, Inc.,788 F. Supp. 2d 1083 (C.D. Cal. 2011) .................... 2-7, 3-34

Wildlife Express Corp. v. Carol Wright Sales, Inc.,18 F.3d 502 (7th Cir. 1994) ............................2-25, 2-26, 3-20,..........................................................................10-38, 18-3, 18-4

William A. Graham Co. v. Haughey,430 F. Supp. 2d 458 (E.D. Pa. 2006) ................................18-2

William S. Geiger Corp. v. Gigi Assocs., Inc.,49 U.S.P.Q.2d 1218 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) ...............................10-18

Williams v. Arndt, 626 F. Supp. 571 (D. Mass. 1985) ............14-4Williams v. Bridgeport Music, Inc.,

No. LA CV13-06004, 2015 WL 4479500(C.D. Cal. July 14, 2015) .................................. 9-12, App. B-9

Williams v. Broadus, 60 U.S.P.Q.2d 1051,2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12894(S.D.N.Y. Aug. 24, 2001) .................................9-16, 9-26, 15-7

Williams v. Crichton, 860 F. Supp. 158(S.D.N.Y. 1994), aff’d,84 F.3d 581 (2d Cir. 1996) ............. 1-4, 2-7, 2-13, 2-31, 2-35,.............................................. 3-40, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-9, 4-10,........................................... 4-12, 4-13, 5-3, 6-11, 7-3, 7-4, 18-3

Williams Elecs., Inc. v. Arctic Int’l, Inc.,685 F.2d 870 (3d Cir. 1982) .................................................1-6

Williamson v. Pearson Educ., Inc.,60 U.S.P.Q.2d 1723 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) ................2-11, 2-19, 6-4

Willis v. Home Box Office,60 U.S.P.Q.2d 1916 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) ....................7-2, 7-3, 7-5

Wilson v. Brennan, 666 F. Supp. 2d 1242(D.N.M. 2009), aff’d, 390 F. App’x 780(10th Cir. 2010) ..............................................2-18, 10-39, 13-3

Wilson v. Walt Disney Co.,111 U.S.P.Q.2d 1737(N.D. Cal. 2014) .......................................... 3-34, 4-4, 7-3, 7-7

Winstead v. Jackson, 509 F. App’x 139 (3d Cir. 2013) ............3-16Woods v. Bourne Co., 60 F.3d 978

(2d Cir. 1995) ........................9-2, 9-11, 15-2, 15-3, 15-4, 15-5

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Worlds of Wonder, Inc. v. Veritel Learning Sys.,658 F. Supp. 351 (N.D. Tex. 1986) ...................................3-19

Worth v. Selchow & Righter Co.,827 F.2d 569 (9th Cir. 1987), cert. denied,485 U.S. 977 (1988) ..............2-11, 6-1, 13-3, 13-4, App. B-12

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Yankee Candle Co. v. Bridgewater Candle Co.,99 F. Supp. 2d 140 (D. Mass. 2000), aff’d,259 F.3d 25 (1st Cir. 2001) ............................2-10, 2-12, 2-14,........................................................ 3-10, 3-11, 3-12, 10-3, 18-2

Yurman Design, Inc. v. PAJ, Inc.,262 F.3d 101 (2d Cir. 2001) ........................10-19, 13-13, 18-3

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Zalewski v. Cicero Builder Dev. Inc.,754 F.3d 95 (2d Cir. 2014) ....................................... 11-2, 11-5

Zambito v. Paramount Pictures Corp.,613 F. Supp. 1107 (E.D.N.Y. 1985), aff’d,788 F.2d 2 (2d Cir. 1985) .....................................................4-8

Zany Toys, LLC v. Pearl Enters., LLC ...................................9-17Zella v. E.W. Scripps Co.,

529 F. Supp. 2d 1124 (C.D. Cal. 2007) ................. 3-27, 3-34,.................................................................... 4-13, 6-10, 6-13, 7-2

Zimnicki v. Gen. Foam Plastic Corp.,2011 WL 5866267 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 22, 2011) ..................10-12

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