Legal Opinion

Monotype Imaging, Inc. v. Bitstream, Inc.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided July 12, 2005No. 03 C 4349PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ST. EVE, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Monotype Imaging, Inc. (“Mo-notype”) and International Typeface Corporation (“ITC”), (collectively “Plaintiffs”), sued Defendant Bitstream Inc. (“Bit-stream”) for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). The Court held a bench trial on June 20, 2005 through June 27, 2005. For the reasons discussed below, the Court finds that Bitstream is not liable under any of Plaintiffs’ claims.

BACKGROUND

I. Procedural Background

Bitstream filed a Motion for Summary Judgment on…

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