Legal Opinion
Sem-Torq, Inc. v. K Mart Corporation and Hy-Ko Products Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1991No. 90-3986PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
Sem-Torq, Inc. appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of K mart Corporation and Hy-Ko Products Company in this suit alleging copyright infringement, in violation of 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., and state law claims of unfair competition, unjust enrichment, and breach of contract. The following issues are before us:
Whether the district court erred in determining that Sem-Torq’s double-sided signs do not constitute “copyrightable subject matter”; and
Whether the district court erred in dismissing Sem-Torq’s unfair competition and unjust enrichment claims?
B…
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