BLEHM v. JACOBS

No. 11-1479.

702 F.3d 1193 (2012)

Gary D. BLEHM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Albert A. JACOBS; John Jacobs; The Life is Good Company, f/k/a Life is Good, Inc.; Life is Good Wholesale, Inc.; and Life is Good Retail, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

December 27, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Conor F. Farley ( Stephen G. Masciocchi , with him on the briefs), Holland & Hart LLP, Denver, CO, for Appellant.

Natalie Hanlon-Leh ( Jared B. Briant , Joel D. Sayres , and Katie R. Schwalb , with her on the brief), Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Denver, CO, for Appellee.

Before BRISCOE, Chief Judge, GORSUCH, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.


MATHESON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Gary Blehm brought this copyright infringement action against brothers Albert and John Jacobs and the Life is Good Company (collectively "Life is Good").1 Mr. Blehm is the creator of copyrighted posters featuring cartoon characters called "Penmen." He contends that numerous Life is Good depictions of a cartoon character called "Jake" infringe on his copyrighted works. The district court granted Life is...

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