Legal Opinion
Xerox Corp. v. Apple Computer, Inc.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided April 10, 1990No. C-89-4428-VRWPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS, DENYING SANCTIONS, AND MODIFYING STAY OF DISCOVERY
WALKER, District Judge.
Xerox Corporation (“Xerox”) seeks declaratory and other relief against Apple Computer, Inc. (“Apple”) regarding certain copyrighted works. 1 Xerox claims in part that Apple derived its Lisa and Macintosh Finder copyright registrations from Xerox’ Star copyrighted material. On March 23, 1990, the court heard, and announced this decision on, Apple’s motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of a justiciable case or controversy and for failure to state a claim upon which…
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