Opinion ID: 3038030
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Adjudication:

Text: May GMP Sub-License Intellectual Property Rights Without Plaintiffs’ Permission?. ....................933
the 1956 Agreement Did Not Convey a License. ................................................................933
of the 1956 Agreement is That it Conveys to GMP Both a Trademark License and a License of Glenn Miller’s Publicity Rights. ...........................................934
that, as a Matter of Law, the 1956 Agreement Could Not Have Conveyed a Trademark License. ......................................935 MILLER v. GLENN MILLER PRODUCTIONS 7957
Rule in the Patent and Copyright Contexts Support Extending the Rule to the Trademark Context. .............................................937
Extension of the Sub-Licensing Rule to Licenses of Publicity Rights. ..............................938 4. Estoppel. ...............................................................939 C. Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment. ...........939 1. GMP Lacks the Unilateral Right to Sub-License Multiple Ensembles Using the Name “The Glenn Miller Orchestra”. ................939 2. There Are Fact Issues Concerning Any Right of GMP to Directly Operate “Special Units” of the Glenn Miller Orchestra and to Sell Merchandise. ................................................940 3. The Relationship Between GMP’s Contractual Rights and the Eleven Causes of Action Asserted in the Complaint. .....................941 4. Plaintiffs’ Claims Are Barred By Laches. .........941 a. Plaintiffs’ Delay in Bringing Suit. ...............942
of Multiple Bands. .................................942 ii. The Sale of Merchandise. .....................943 b. Resulting Prejudice to GMP. .........................944 5. Plaintiffs are Estopped From Enforcing the Terms of Any Trademark License Conveyed to GMP by the 1956 Agreement. .......................945 CONCLUSION. .................................................................946 7958 MILLER v. GLENN MILLER PRODUCTIONS This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Adjudication and Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment.