Legal Opinion
Williams Electronics, Inc. v. Bally Manufacturing Corp.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 20, 1983No. 82 C 2167PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PRENTICE H. MARSHALL, District Judge.
In October of 1981 plaintiff Williams Electronics, Inc. (“Williams”) introduced a pinball game called Hyperball into the arcade market. Hyperball combines many of the features of a traditional pinball game with those of a video game. In Hyperball, the player shoots rolling balls at lighted “lightning bolt” targets in order to prevent the bolts from hitting the player’s “energy center.” The player can earn extra points by hitting targets along the side of the playing area.
Williams’ competitor, defendant Bally Manufacturing Corporation…
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