Intellectual Property
Feb. 25, 2011
9th Circuit Denies Betty Boop Copyright
Claims seeking to reassert copyright and trademark protections on the 1930s cartoon character Betty Boop were denied by a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Claims seeking to reassert copyright and trademark protections on the 1930s cartoon character Betty Boop were denied by a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday.
The opinion affirmed a trial court ruling that plaintiff Fleischer Studios held neither a valid copyright nor a valid trademark for the Betty Boop cartoon character and thus lacked standing to sue.
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