Gay Toys, Inc., Platiff-appellee, v. Buddy L Corporatn, Defendant-appellant, 703 F.2d 970 (6th Cir. 1983) :: Jtia

Contents:

• GAY TOYS INC - CHMAN US POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY MOTORCYCLE
• WARNER BROS., INC., PLATIFF-APPELLANT, V. GAY TOYS, INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLEE, 658 F.2D 76 (2D CIR. 1981)
• GAY TOYS, INC. V. BUDDY L CORP., 522 F. SUPP. 622 (E.D. MICH. 1981)
• GAY TOYS, INC., PLATIFF-APPELLEE, V. BUDDY L CORPORATN, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, 703 F.2D 970 (6TH CIR. 1983)
• GAY TOYS INC?
• GAY TOYS INC - POLICE DEPARTMENT PATROL BOAT
• GAY TOYS INC - CHEVROLET CORVETTE C3 CONVERTIBLE
• WARNER BROS., INC. V. GAY TOYS, INC., 553 F. SUPP. 1018 (S.D.N.Y. 1983)
• WARNER BROS., INC. V. GAY TOYS, INC., 598 F. SUPP. 424 (S.D.N.Y. 1984)

GAY TOYS INC - CHMAN US POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY MOTORCYCLE

The Ltleton and Yoquelet fai lnched Gay Toys Inc.

Gay Toys, Inc. GAY.

WARNER BROS., INC., PLATIFF-APPELLANT, V. GAY TOYS, INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLEE, 658 F.2D 76 (2D CIR. 1981)

Filed: Febary 18, 1963Plastic Toys, Includg but Not Limed to, Cars, Tcks, Road Machery, Farm Machery, Airplan, Boats, Animals, Gam…Owned by: Gay Toys, Number: 72162940. Filed: May 21, 1984Plastic Toys, Includg but Not Limed to, Cars, Tcks, Road Machery, Farm Machery, Airplan, Boats, Animals, Equipment…Owned by: Gay Toys, Number: 73481150. Filed: September 18, 1985TOY SPACE PLANE AND SET OF TOY SPACE VEHICLES INCLUDING SPACE PLANE, LANDCRAFT, AND ACTION FIGURESOwned by: Gay Toys, Number: 73558940.

Filed: December 23, 1985TOY CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES, INCLUDING CEMENT TRUCK, FRONT LOADER, AND DUMP TRUCK, AND TRACTOR WITH BACK HOEOwned by: Gay Toys, Number: 73574912.

GAY TOYS, INC. V. BUDDY L CORP., 522 F. SUPP. 622 (E.D. MICH. 1981)

Filed: December 23, 1985TOY CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES, INCLUDING CEMENT TRUCK, FRONT LOADER, AND DUMP TRUCK, AND TRACTOR WITH BACK HOEOwned by: Gay Toys, Number: 73574913. This is the Chman US Postal Service Delivery Motorcycle, was released by Gay Toys Inc (later Amerin Plastic Toys, Inc) 1970. A favore of Murphey's is the Gay School B.

Manufactured the 1960s by the Gay Toy Company of Walled Lake, Michigan, the self-promotnal plastic toy would likely be a lightng rod for ntroversy 2013.

GAY TOYS, INC., PLATIFF-APPELLEE, V. BUDDY L CORPORATN, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, 703 F.2D 970 (6TH CIR. 1983)

"Liberals would pla that 's meang, and nservativ would pla promot a gay liftyle, but both are silly arguments—'s a toy wh the pany's name on the si. 24, 1981Platiff-appellant, Warner Bros., Inc., appeals om the nial of a motn for a prelimary junctn brought to halt the e by the fendant-rponnt, Gay Toys, Inc., of certa non-functnal, distctive symbols the manufacture and sale of fendant's toy r, the "Dixie Racer". Ntends that the unthorized e of the symbols by Gay Toys nstut a vlatn of § 43(a) of the Lanham Tramark Act of 1946, 15 U.

Stat that the e of the symbols by Gay Toys nfn the public's md as to the manufacture and sponsorship of the toy r.

Furthermore, giv rise to the false assumptn by the public that Gay Toys' "Dixie Racer" is an thorized reproductn of the "General Lee", an orange, 1969 Dodge Charger wh a Conferate flag emblem, promently featured on "The D of Hazzard", Warner Bros. The qutn prented is whether the District Court erred fdg that the platiff, Warner Bros., failed to show a likelihood of nfn as to the source or sponsorship of the fendant, Gay Toys' product.

GAY TOYS INC?

We also fd that Gay Toys liberately utilized the symbols to palize on the mand created by "The D of Hazzard" and the "General Lee", orr to divert bs and crease s sal by misleadg nsumers as to the source and sponsorship of the "Dixie Racer". Moreover, Gay Toys nces that specifilly attempted to explo the market created by Warner Bros.

GAY TOYS INC - POLICE DEPARTMENT PATROL BOAT

Prr to the succs of "The D of Hazzard", Gay Toys produced a 1969 Dodge Charger toy r, but whout the bright orange lor, the Conferate flag l, or the door numerals which Warner Bros. Upon beg aware of the tremendo sal potential of a "General Lee" repli, Gay Toys unsuccsfully sought a license om the Licensg Corporatn of Ameri, Warner Bros.

Gay Toys, neverthels, proceed to manufacture and distribute the "Dixie Racer", rporatg the symbols.

This rulted the sale of over 500, 000 toy rs, and back orrs for 700, 000 more, a much greater quanty than the Gay Toys' earlier mol had ever sold. In this actn for a prelimary junctn barrg Gay Toys om utilizg the "General Lee" symbols the manufacture, promotn and sale of s "Dixie Racer", the legal standard which mt be met by appellant, Warner Bros., is clear.

GAY TOYS INC - CHEVROLET CORVETTE C3 CONVERTIBLE

Junctive relief would be to enable Gay Toys "to reap where (i)t has not sown".

GAY TOYS, INC., Platiff,. The platiff, Gay Toys, Inc., is a rporatn of the State of Michigan and has s prcipal place of bs Walled Lake, Michigan. Declare that Gay Toys has the right to make, e, and sell, offer for sale, toy airplan of the type and stcture of "The Flyg Eagle I" toy airplane whout threats or terference arisg out of the alleged pyright agast Gay Toys or s ctomers;.

The appellee, Gay Toys, Inc., is a toy manufacturer loted Southeastern Michigan.

WARNER BROS., INC. V. GAY TOYS, INC., 553 F. SUPP. 1018 (S.D.N.Y. 1983)

Gay Toys also signed a new toy airplane.

WARNER BROS., INC. V. GAY TOYS, INC., 598 F. SUPP. 424 (S.D.N.Y. 1984)

Acrdg to Gay Toys, s Product Development Commtee met late 1979 to discs ias for velopg a new toy airplane. The rult was Gay Toys' "Flyg Eagle I.

" Shortly after Gay Toys put s Flyg Eagle I on the market, Buddy L notified Gay Toys that was gg on Buddy L's pyright the Air Coupe. In rponse, Gay Toys menced this actn on November 14, 1980, seekg a claratory judgment that Buddy L's pyright s Air Coupe was valid.