| Mattel Inc. v. Walking Mountain Prods. | |
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| Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Decided | Dec 29, 2003 |
| Citations | Mattel Inc. v. Walking Mountain Productions, 353 F.3d 792 (9th Cir. 2003) |
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| Judges sitting | Louis Oberdorfer, Harry Pregerson, Sidney Thomas |
Mattel Inc. v. Walking Mountain Productions, 353 F.3d 792 (9th Cir. 2003),[1] was a case betweenMattel andTom Forsythe in which Mattel sued Forsythe for the production and sale ofphotographs portraying "Barbie" dolls. Mattel alleged that Forsythe's use of Barbie's name and likeness in his "Food Chain Barbie" photo series infringed on theircopyrights,trademarks, andtrade dress. The court held that Mattel's trademark and trade dress claims were "groundless or unreasonable" and therefore ordered Mattel to pay 1.8 million dollars in legal fees to Forsythe under theLanham Act.[2]
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