Law360, New York (February 23, 2012, 4:27 PM ET) -- A New York federal judge on Thursday tossed Times Square mainstay the Naked Cowboy’s trademark infringement suit against CBS Corp., finding the network’s use of a scantily clad cowboy character in a soap opera did not violate the entertainer’s rights.
U.S. District Judge Barbara Jones noted in her order that the episode of CBS’ daytime soap “The Bold and the Beautiful” featuring a briefs-and-cowboy-hat-sporting guitar player that inspired the lawsuit did not contain the phrase “naked cowboy” at any point throughout, and therefore does not infringe...
CBS Wrangles Dismissal Of Naked Cowboy Trademark Suit
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