Kamar International, Inc. v. Russ Berrie And Co.

657 F.2d 1059 216 U.S.P.Q. 376 , 1981 Copr.L.Dec. P 25,309 KAMAR INTERNATIONAL, INC., a corporation, and Kamar, Inc., a corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. RUSS BERRIE AND CO., a corporation Sol Levy, an individual, and Russ Berrie and Co. West, Inc., a corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 79-3666. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 9, 1981. Decided Sept. 28, 1981. Joseph R. Evanns, Herzig & Walsh, Inc., Beverly Hills, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Michael A. Painter, Cooper, Epstein & Hurewitz, Beverly Hills, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before GOODWIN and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, * District Judge. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge. 1 Kamar, Inc. appeals from a judgment of the district court finding Kamar's purported copyrights of stuffed toy animals invalid and not infringed and finding no unfair competition or Lanham Act violation. 2 Both Kamar, Inc. and Russ Berrie, Co. sell stuffed toy animals. Kamar's toys are copyrighted as "soft sculptures" and are manufactured by Korean subcontractors. The subcontractors take Kamar's designs and…