Legal Opinion
Lotus Development Corp. v. Borland International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 18, 1998No. 97-1399, 97-1857PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Borland International, Inc. (“Borland”) appeals from the district court’s order denying its motion for attorney’s fees and costs incurred during extend ed litigation concerning its alleged infringement of plaintiff-appellee Lotus Development Corporation’s (“Lotus”) copyright in a computer program, Lotus 1-2-3. Borland, the prevailing party in this copyright infringement action, now claims that the district court abused its discretion in declining to award fees. We affirm.
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Background
Lotus 1-2-3 is a spreadsheet computer program that enables users to…
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