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David Weisman v. Sanrio Far East Company

A multi-year federal copyright suit naming Sanrio’s Far East entity as defendant. The works at issue and the result are not public; the firm names come from the docket.

David Weisman,
Plaintiff,
v.
Sanrio Far East Company, et al.,
Defendant.
Docket No.2:11-cv-06033
CourtU.S. District Court, Central District of California
Filed2011
StatusClosed

The record

Court
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Jurisdiction
United States
Docket No.
2:11-cv-06033
Filed
2011
Resolved
2014
Sanrio’s role
Defendant
Type
Copyright
Claims
Copyright infringement (17 U.S.C. §101)
Counsel — plaintiff/petitioner
Girardi Keese (per docket)
Counsel — Sanrio side
Morrison & Foerster LLP (per docket)

What happened

A multi-year federal copyright suit naming Sanrio’s Far East entity as defendant. The works at issue and the result are not public; the firm names come from the docket.

Outcome

Terminated 24 Sep 2014 after about three years before Judge George H. Wu. Disposition terms not public.

The legal nuance

One of the rare suits with Sanrio on the defense side, with brand-name counsel listed.

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