It was inappropriate to grant summary judgment on claims by Humphrey Bogart’s estate against a furniture company that used the name “Bogart Ocean” for a line of furnishings, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia ruled Aug. 28 (Bogart LLC v. Ashley Furniture Industries Inc., M.D. Ga., 3:10-cv-00039-CDL, 8/28/12).
Rejecting a summary judgment motion, the court found multiple outstanding disputes of material fact in the case.
Competing Lines of ‘Bogart’ Furnishings.
Humphrey DeForest Bogart (1899-1957) was an actor known for performances in films such as The Maltese Falcon (1941), Casablanca (1942), The Treasure of the ...
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