Legal Opinion
Data East USA, Inc. v. Epyx, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 30, 1988No. 87-2294PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellee Data East USA, Inc., brought this action against defendant-appellant Epyx, Inc. for copyright, trademark, and trade dress infringement. The district court found a copyright infringement and issued a permanent injunction and impoundment. Epyx appeals the grant of the permanent injunction.
Epyx contends (1) the district court erred in granting the injunction because Epyx never had access to Data East’s copyrighted work, (2) the district court erred in finding substantial similarity, and (3) the district court’s injunction was impermissibly vague and…
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