Legal Opinion

Boyle v. United States

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided May 28, 1999No. 97-774CPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*61OPINION

FIRESTONE, Judge.

This case is before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(4) of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims (“RCFC”). For the reasons set forth below, the defendant’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED.

FACTS

At the heart of plaintiffs complaint is a dispute over an alleged copying of plaintiffs investment product by several private parties. Plaintiff holds a copyright in an original work of authorship describing a mutual fund called “Moneyfor.” In 1989, plaintiff mailed a copyrighted “Executive Summary” of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. United States v. KingSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. John C. Boyle, Paintiff-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
  2. Osborn v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2000
  3. Santiago v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2006
  4. J. Cooper & Associates, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2000
  5. Goel v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2004

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