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Sanrio, Inc. v. Cherilyn Holden & Kristi Musick (d/b/a Definitely Diva)
Sanrio sued the operators of a children’s beauty pageant ("Tickle Me Pink") for awarding custom Hello Kitty trophies and tiaras after cease-and-desist letters went ignored. The complaint attached the pageant’s own Facebook posts.
Sanrio, Inc.,
Plaintiff,
v.
Cherilyn Holden and Kristi Musick, d/b/a Definitely Diva,
Defendant.
Docket No.not public
CourtU.S. federal court, Oklahoma
Filed2012
StatusFiled
The record
- Court
- U.S. federal court, Oklahoma
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Docket No.
- not public
- Filed
- 2012
- Sanrio’s role
- Plaintiff
- Type
- Copyright
- Claims
- Copyright infringement
- Counsel — plaintiff/petitioner
- not public
- Counsel — Sanrio side
- not public
What happened
Sanrio sued the operators of a children’s beauty pageant ("Tickle Me Pink") for awarding custom Hello Kitty trophies and tiaras after cease-and-desist letters went ignored. The complaint attached the pageant’s own Facebook posts.
Outcome
Outcome not public.
The legal nuance
An example of aggressive enforcement against a very small defendant.
Sources of record