Legal Opinion
Storer v. Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 25, 1997No. Civil Action 96-10602-WGYPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
James A. Storer and Refac International, Ltd. (collectively the “Plaintiffs”) are the owners of United States Patent 4,876,541 (the “Storer Patent”). The Storer Patent describes a “data compression system,” embodied in a computer program, that dynamically compresses and then decompresses streams of electronic data. The most widespread practical application of the invention is the speedy and efficient transmission of electronic data (in compressed form) from one computer to another via modem.
The Plaintiffs commenced this action alleging that computer…
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