Legal Opinion
Harper House, Inc. v. Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1989No. Nos. 87-6398, 87-6411PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Chief Judge:
Defendants appeal a judgment awarding damages for infringement of copyright and unfair competition, arising out of their production and marketing of an “organizer” that closely resembled the product of plaintiff Harper House, Inc.
Harper House’s trial witness described organizers as products intended to help people deal with the tremendous amount of information that they must absorb in order to keep up in a modern, complex world. Harper House’s organizers are supposed to aid memory, to help plan, and to help individuals to be more creative. The organizers’ categories and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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