Legal Opinion
Midway Mfg. Co. v. Bandai-America, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided July 22, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-3911PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MEANOR, District Judge.
Technological advances and the incessant quest for new forms of leisure time amusement converge in the instant case to thrust this Court into the center of the current video game mania gripping the United States. Specifically, this case involves two of the most popular video games of all time, Pac-Man and Galaxian. Plaintiffs, Midway Manufacturing (Midway) and Coleco Industries (Coleco), manufacture and sell, respectively, the full-size arcade and two of the authorized handheld miniaturized versions of these games. They are suing Bandai Industries (Bandai), a New…
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