Legal Opinion
Practice Management Information Corporation, a California Corporation v. The American Medical Association, an Illinois Nonprofit Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1997No. 94-56774PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES R. BROWNING, Circuit Judge.
Practice Management Information Corporation (“Practice Management”) appeals from a partial summary judgment and preliminary injunction forbidding it from publishing a medical procedure code copyrighted by the American Medical Association (“the AMA”). 1
I
Over thirty years ago, the AMA began the development of a coding system to enable physicians and others to identify particular medical procedures with precision. These efforts culminated in the publication of the Physician’s Current Procedural Terminology (“the CPT”), on which the AMA claims a copyright.
The…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- MAI Systems Corp. v. Peak Computer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Sega Enterprises Ltd., a Japanese Corporation v. Accolade, Inc., a California CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Lasercomb America, Inc. v. Job Reynolds Larry Holliday, and Holiday Steel Rule Die CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Abend v. MCA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by78 opinions
- A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Apple Inc. v. Psystar Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
- John G. Danielson, Inc. v. Winchester-Conant Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- Ty, Inc. v. Publications International Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- MDY Industries, LLC v. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
73 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.