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Aurora World, Inc. and Ty, Inc. Take Copyright Case to Trial

urora World, Inc., a toy and gift manufacturer that filed a federal copyright lawsuit against competitor Ty, Inc. alleging that Ty’s Beanie Boos™ infringe on YooHoo & Friends™, announced that Ty agreed to stop selling two of the toys at United States retail outlets.

As for the remaining products in Ty’s Beanie Boos line, a judge ruled that the fate of these products and allegations would be determined at trial, but no date has been set. Aurora alleges Ty violated the Lanham Act and California Business and Professions Code, as well as common law misappropriation and unfair competition.










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