United States Seventh Circuit
PIVOT POINT INT'L v. CHARLENE PRODS., INC., 01-3888, 02-1152
The court found that a mannequin head was copyrightable subject matter under the Copyright Act of 1976, because it is a useful item. The case was remanded for determination of the copyright infringement claim on the merits.
Appellate Information
- Argued 06/06/2003
- Decided 06/25/2004
- Published 06/25/2004
Judges
- RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, KANNE and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Robert E. Browne (Argued), Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee., James B. Meyer (Argued), Meyer & Wyatt, Gary, IN, Martin H. Redish (Argued), Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants.