Legal Opinion

Mitel, Inc. v. Iqtel, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided September 22, 1997No. 95-1394PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TACHA, Circuit Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Mitel, Inc. (“Mitel”) appeals the denial of its motion for a preliminary injunction in this action for copyright infringement. 17 U.S.C. § 502(a). At issue is the protecta-bility of a set of four-digit numeric instructions known as “command codes.” Mitel created these command codes to access the features of a piece of telecommunications hardware known as a call controller.

Mitel contends that the district court erred in denying its motion for a preliminary injunction based upon the court’s conclusion that Mitel failed to demonstrate a substantial…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Computer Associates International, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Altai, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
  3. Nichols v. Universal Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
  4. Thomas Walker v. Time Life Films, Inc., David Susskind, Gill Champion, Martin Richards and Heywood GouldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  5. The Gates Rubber Co. v. Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Gene S. Jacobsen, and Cross-Appellee v. Deseret Book Company, a Utah Corporation Dean Hughes, AndCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
  2. Lexmark International, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  3. Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2014
  4. Ferdinand Pickett, Cross-Appellee v. PrinceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  5. Paycom Payroll, LLC v. RichisonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014

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