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465 F.Supp. 843 (1978)
D C COMICS, INC., Plaintif,v.
!""# PO$%&S, Mi'a!l a"*+, t! Dail# Plan!t, In'., an-
Futu"!D!v!l+p!nt M!"'an-i/in0, In'., D!!n-ant/.
No. 78 Civ. 4597 (KTD).
2nit!- Stat!/ Di/t"i't C+u"t, S. D. N! +"*.
December 7, 1978.
844*844 845*845 Weiss, David, Fruss !e"rma#, Ne$ %or& Ci',
Co$a#,!iebo$i' !a'ma#, Ne$ %or& Ci', or +ai#'i- /ic"ae Davis,
Ne$ %or&Ci', Caro F. 0im&i#, /i'c"e a# Fra#&, Ne$
%or& Ci', o cou#se.
David 0. Fi'+a'ric&, /ic"ae F. 0c"$ar', Ne$ %or& Ci', or
dee#da#'s2err 3o$ers a#d T"e Dai 3a#e', #c.
OPINION ND O&D%&
K6N T/0 DFF%, Dis'ric' 2ud:e;
T"is is a 'rademar& ac'io# i#vovi#: use o '"e #ame Dai 3a#e'
bo'" as'"e 'i'e o a #e$s +ubica'io# a#d i# co##ec'io# $i'" a mriad
o co#sumer+roduc's. 3ai#'i-, D C Comics, #c., c"ar:es '"a' '"e
co#'i#ued use o '"e#ame Dai 3a#e' b dee#da#'s, '"e Dai 3a#e', #c.
a#d i's 3reside#',2err 3o$ers,
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Tur#i#: i# +ar'icuar 'o +ai#'i-Bs caim u#der sec'io# 4?(a) o '"e
!a#"amc', 15 .0.C. > 11@5(a), i' is #o' a +rereuisi'e or remedia
ac'io#'"ereu#der '"a' '"e mar& i# issue be re:is'ered. !are
+arth, nc. v.oorelbe(e, 4L1 F.Supp. @G, ?7 (0.D.
N.%.1975)Mortellito v. -ina o*Cali*ornia, nc., ??5 F.Supp. 1@88,
1@94 (0.D.N.%.197@). Co#seue#',u#der '"is sec'io#, a commo# a$
'rademar& is e#'i'ed 'o '"e same+ro'ec'io# as i's s'a'u'or
cou#'er+ar'. +ai#'i-, '"ereore, is e#'i'ed 'oremedia ac'io# u#der
'"is sec'io# i '"e dee#da#' "as aHJed +ai#'i-Bsmar& 'o "is
:oods i# suc" a as"io# as 'o misre+rese#' 'o '"e +ubic '"e
source o '"e :oods.
'"ou:" i' is im+era'ive i# '"e i#s'a#' ac'io# or +ai#'i- 'o
demo#s'ra'e'"a' dee#da#'sB use o '"e Dai 3a#e' is i&e 'o ei'"er
co#use ordeceive +urc"asers as 'o '"e source o i'ems beari#: '"e
mar&, Mortellitov. -ina o* Cali*ornia, nc., supra, ??5 F.Supp.
a' 1@95,iabii' $i a''ac"eve# '"ou:" +ai#'i- is #o' i# direc'
com+e'i'io# $i'" '"e dee#da#'s.
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suc" rom '"eir rs' use o '"e #ame Dai 3a#e'. T"us, u#der '"e
se''ed+ri#ci+es o eui' dee#da#'s ma #o' +ros+er rom '"eir
o$#$ro#:doi#: a#d are +recuded rom asser'i#: '"e dee#se o
ac"es.
/oreover, $"ie +ai#'i- ma "ave bee# some$"a' ess '"a# dii:e#'
i#+oici#: i's 85L*85L mar&, i# i:"' o '"e oca a++ea a#d
imi'eddis'ribu'io# (:eo:ra+"ic a#d #umeric) o dee#da#'sB
+ubica'io#, am #o'co#vi#ced '"a' '"eir ac& o dii:e#ce $as so
:rea' as 'o $arra#' oss o'"eir 'rademar&.
# i:"' o '"e ore:oi#:, '"e dee#da#'sB co#'i#ued use o '"e Dai
3a#e'is i&e 'o cause irre+arabe i#ur 'o +ai#'i-Bs busi#ess
re+u'a'io#, :ood$i a#d 'o i's commo# a$ 'rademar&.
ccordi#:, dee#da#'sB mo'io# or +reimi#ar reie is de#ied
a#d+ai#'i-Bs mo'io# or a +reimi#ar i#u#c'io# is :ra#'ed.
0o ordered.
