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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.

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