Fleischer Studios, Inc. v. A.V.E.L.A., Inc., et al. CV 06-6229 ABC (MANx)

Nov 24, 2012

OUTCOME: The district court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants concluding that defendants have not infringed on Betty Boop's word mark because they did not use the words "Betty Boop" or the image of Betty Boop as a trademark.

The litigation concerned the ownership of the intellectual property rights in the cartoon character Betty Boop.