{"id":502,"date":"2018-05-23T17:01:40","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T17:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=502"},"modified":"2019-01-18T12:27:08","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T12:27:08","slug":"lisa-frank-settles-copyright-infringement-suit-over-vibrantly-colored-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/lisa-frank-settles-copyright-infringement-suit-over-vibrantly-colored-designs\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisa Frank Settles Copyright Infringement Suit Over Vibrantly Colored Designs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Lisa-Frank.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-503\" src=\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Lisa-Frank-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lisa Frank, Inc. recently settled a copyright infringement lawsuit against a Canadian company, Orb Factory. The Tucson-based company filed suit in 2015 in the U.S. District Court in Arizona alleging Orb Factory copied its protected images on its packaging. Lisa Frank\u2019s vibrantly colored school supplies, stationary, and other unique items were known and loved by every little girl in the 1980\u2019s and 1990\u2019s and feature designs of unicorns, tigers, and other fanciful creatures. In its complaint, Lisa Frank cited the fact that its brand attained iconic status as a result of the \u201cunique look and quality\u201d of its product line. Since its inception in 1979, the company has generated over $1 billion in sales. A copyright exists as soon as an original, creative work is fixed in a tangible medium of expression. While copyrights need not be registered with the U.S. Copyright Office to be protected, Lisa Frank has in fact been issued over 400 certificates of registration for its collection of graphics and designs used on or with its products. Lisa Frank contended that Orb Factory\u2019s \u201csticky mosaics\u201d and other products were \u201csubstantially and confusingly similar\u201d to its own products. On the fifth day of the civil jury trial, Lisa Frank and Orb Factor entered into a confidential settlement agreement effectively terminating the dispute. #omnilegalgroup #copyright #lisafrank<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lisa Frank, Inc. recently settled a copyright infringement lawsuit against a Canadian company, Orb Factory. The Tucson-based company filed suit in 2015 in the U.S. District Court in Arizona alleging Orb Factory copied its protected images on its packaging. 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