Legal Opinion
Transamerica Computer Co. v. International Business Machines Corp.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided October 18, 1979No. C-73-1832 RHS; MDL No. 163-RMPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCHNACKE, District Judge.
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Plaintiff, Transamerica Computer Company, Inc. (“Transamerica”), has alleged that certain activities of Defendant, International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”), violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act which forbids the monopolization or attempted monopolization of any part of trade or commerce.1
An appreciation of the nature of the computer industry and the parties’ respective roles is helpful to an understanding of, and indispensable to an evaluation of, that conduct.
Computers, like the punched card accounting equipment that preceded them, depend upon the…
2Cases cited63 opinions
- United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brown Shoe Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Northeastern Telephone Company v. American Telephone and Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
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- Memorex Corporation, Etc. v. International Business MacHines Corporation, Memorex Corporation, Etc. v. International Business MacHines CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Southern Pacific Communications Co. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- Robert's Waikiki U-Drive, Inc. v. Budget Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc.District Court, D. Hawaii · 1980
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