Legal Opinion
Southco, Inc. v. Kanebridge Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 20, 2001No. 00-1102PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALITO, Circuit Judge:
Kanebridge Corporation (“Kanebridge”) appeals the District Court’s order granting a preliminary injunction in favor of South-co, Inc. (“Southco”). Because we find that Southco’s part numbers are not entitled to copyright protection, we reverse the District Court’s order.
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Southco manufactures various types of captive screw fasteners, devices used in assembling the panels of items such as computers and telecommunications equipment. 1 Important characteristics that distinguish among the huge variety of fasteners include their length, thread size, finish,…
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