![]() Diece-Lisa sued Disney in 2012, saying Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear and Disney's toys based on the character closely resemble Lots of Hugs and infringed its trademark in the "Lots of Hugs" name. Representatives for the companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the decision.Īltschul invented a stuffed animal in 1994 with sleeves that could simulate an animal's hug, and her company Diece-Lisa Industries owns intellectual property rights for a wearable Lots of Hugs bear. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider Diece-Lisa's case in light of that ruling. The Supreme Court most recently addressed the intersection of trademark law and free speech in its June 8 ruling for Jack Daniel's in a dispute over a dog chew toy fashioned to resemble the company's distinctive whiskey bottles. Constitution's First Amendment protections for freedom of speech. The justices threw out a lower court's ruling that Disney was protected against the lawsuit from Randice-Lisa Altschul's Diece-Lisa Industries by the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Disney (DIS.N) must face a New Jersey toy creator's lawsuit that claimed the company violated her trademark rights with its character Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear from the blockbuster 2010 film "Toy Story 3." ![]()
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