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Frosty Treats, Inc. v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
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Frosty Treats, Inc. v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc., 426 F.3d 1001 (8th Cir. 2005),[1] is a trademark case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that the name of one of the largest ice cream truck franchise companies in the United States was neither distinctive nor famous enough to receive protection against being used in a violent video game.
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit |
Full case name | Frosty Treats, Inc.; Frosty Treats of Louisville, Inc.; Frosty Treats Wholesale, Inc.; Frosty Treats of Atlanta, Inc. v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. |
Submitted | March 16, 2005 |
Decided | July 25, 2005 |
Citation | 426 F.3d 1001 |
Case history | |
Prior history | Scott O. Wright, W.D. Mo. granted summary judgment in favor of Sony Computer Entertainment on all of Frosty Treats's claims. |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Morris S. Arnold, Pasco Bowman II, William J. Riley |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Arnold, joined by a unanimous court |
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