Opinion
4:21-CV-00680
03-06-2024
EDWARD P. BEARD, JR., Plaintiff, v. ARIK HELMAN et al., Defendants.
ORDER
Matthew W. Brann, Chief United States District Judge
In accordance with the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment on the Issue of Settlement (Doc. 35) is DENIED.
2. Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment on the Issue of Joint Authorship (Doc. 33) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part;
a. The motion is GRANTED as to any copyright infringement claims for Defendant's use of Plaintiff's design in their threedimensional dragon boot buttons; and
b. The motion is DENIED as to any copyright infringement claims for Defendants' use of Plaintiff's design in products displaying their simplified, two-dimensional design.
3. A telephonic status conference call with counsel of record will be scheduled by separate Order of Court.