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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.
Sources of record