Legal Opinion
Apple Computer, Inc. v. Formula International, Inc.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided October 1, 1984No. CV 82-5015-IHPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION RE CONTEMPT
IRVING HILL, District Judge.
HISTORY OF THE MATTER
Plaintiff, Apple, is the manufacturer of the nationally advertised Apple Computer and is the owner of the copyright to a large number of computer programs embodied therein. Defendant, Formula, sells computer kits from which a computer can be assembled. The complaint charges that Formula’s computer kits constitute copyright infringement because they contain unauthorized copies of many of Apple’s copyrighted computer programs. It further charges unfair competition by way of Formula’s use of the name “Pineapple” as a trademark…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Apple Computer, Inc. v. Formula International Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Vertex Distributing, Inc. v. Falcon Foam Plastics, Inc., Falcon Manufacturing of California, Inc., James Allen, and Michael AllenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Apple Computer, Inc. v. Formula International, Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 1983
- Micro-Sparc, Inc. v. Amtype Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1984
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