Fox v. Lancaster
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
All About Eve fragrance products will continue to be marketed by Lancaster Group Worldwide, following an amicable settlement between plaintiffs Twentieth Century Fox and Paramount and defendants, Lancaster Group et al., the parties stated jointly. Lancaster will turn over its trademarks for the fragrances to Fox. On April 1, the parties presented the court with a stipulation and order dismissing the case "with prejudice, without costs, attorneys' fees or expenses to any party hereto, and with no findings of fact or conclusions of law being made or having been made." The plaintiffs filed suit in Manhattan federal court against Lancaster, alleging Lancaster's worldwide registration of marks under a licensing agreement with Joop for Brave Heart and All About Eve personal care products infringed trademarks for films of the same name ("The Rose Sheet" July 28, 1997, p. 9)...