Legal Opinion
National Business Lists, Inc. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 11, 1982No. 74 C 3516PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MORAN, District Judge.
In this action National Business Lists, Inc. (NBL) brought a monopolization claim against Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. (D & B) and D & B counterclaimed for copyright infringement and breach of contract. After an extended trial the jury rejected the NBL antitrust claim and found for D & B on both its copyright and contract claims, awarding substantial damages. NBL thereafter filed post-trial motions on a variety of bases. Only certain of the contentions respecting the intellectual properties issues will be here addressed.
A consideration of those issues…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- International News Service v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- A. A. Hoehling v. Universal City Studios, Inc., and Michael MacDonald MooneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Gene Miller v. Universal City Studios, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Rosemont Enterprises, Inc. v. Random House, Inc. And John KeatsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Walt Disney Productions v. The Air PiratesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Hutchinson Telephone Company v. Fronteer Directory Company of Minnesota, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Paramount Pictures Corp. v. Carol Publishing GroupDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1998
- Rand McNally & Co. v. Fleet Management Systems, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
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