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Judge bars W. Hempstead man's 'Viagra' rocket display

Quick ReadA judge has barred Arye Sachs from displaying his Viva Viagra replica rocket after the drug maker, Pfizer sued; Sachs says this is not the end of it.

Arye Sachs, Viva Viagra, rocket replica

Photo credit: Newsday, 2008 / Julia Gaines | Arye Sachs with one of his replica missiles. He has been barred from displaying one labeled Viva Viagra after the drug's maker, Pfizer, sued.

A federal judge in Manhattan has issued a permanent injunction barring West Hempstead's Arye Sachs from further displays of his "Viva Viagra" rocket display that made a splash in the city last year, but Sachs is planning a new campaign against the drug giant that sued him.

U.S. District Judge William Pauley ruled Tuesday that Sachs violated Pfizer's trademark when he towed a 25-foot replica...

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