Legal Opinion
Markham v. A. E. Borden Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 20, 1953No. 4729PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTIGAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on November 24,1952, dismissing the complaint in a copyright infringement suit. Plaintiff, C. R. Markham, is a Chicago, Illinois, advertiser and the defendants are a Massachusetts corporation and its officers and directors, citizens of that state.
The Markham copyrights consist of trade catalogs of refrigeration supplies and accessories allegedly compiled from more than a year of extensive research and at an expense of about $60,000. A. E. Borden Co., Inc.,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Douglas v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Mathews Conveyer Co. v. Palmer-Bee Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
- King Features Syndicate v. FleischerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
- Toksvig v. Bruce Pub. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Lin-Brook Builders Hardware v. Evelyn Gertler and Irving Gertler, Individually, and Dba All-American Home CenterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Eastern America Trio Products, Inc. v. Tang Electronic Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2000
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Nationwide Independent Directory Service, Inc.District Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1974
- PIC Design Corporation v. Sterling Precision Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- Trifari, Krussman & Fishel, Inc. v. B. Steinberg-Kaslo Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1956
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