Legal Opinion
Fabrica Incorporated, a Corporation v. El Dorado Corporation, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 28, 1983No. 81-5406, 80-6085PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Fabrica sued appellee El Dora-do for copyright infringement and unfair competition. The district court granted El Dorado’s motion for a directed verdict on the copyright claim. The jury then returned a general verdict in favor of Fabrica on the unfair competition issue. The court, however, entered judgment n.o.v. for El Dorado. Fabrica appeals both the directed verdict and the judgment n.o.v.
We believe that the court correctly directed a verdict in favor of El Dorado on the copyright claim. We conclude, however, that a reasonable jury could have returned a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Vuitton Et Fils S.A. v. J. Young Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Pagliero v. Wallace China Co., LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
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