Update on Farting Fred
UPDATE: After recovering a judgment of more than $575,000 on its copyright and trademark claims, Tekky Toys, the manufacturer of the no doubt charming farting doll "Pull My Finger Fred", successfully petitioned the Seventh Circuit for an award of attorneys' fees on appeal of that judgment. Although the Seventh Circuit did find one portion of the fee request excessive (specifically, the claim that it took counsel 33.25 hours at $450 an hour to prepare the fee petition, which consisted of a six-page argument, three-page affidavit and computer-generated billing statements), it still awarded Tekky more than $70,000 in attorneys' fees. The Seventh Circuit's attorneys' fee opinion in JCW Investments, Inc. v. Novelty, Inc., Case No. 05-2498, can be found here.
For the earlier discussion of the battle between Pull My Finger Fred and Fartman, see here.
For the earlier discussion of the battle between Pull My Finger Fred and Fartman, see here.
