Legal Opinion
Data General Corp. v. Grumman Systems Support Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 3, 1992No. Civ. A. 88-0033-SPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS TO BIFURCATE AND FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
SKINNER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Data General Corporation and Data General Service, Inc., (Data General) and defendant Grumman Systems Support Corporation (Grumman) are competitors in the field of computer repair service. Data General also creates computer software and manufactures computers and related equipment. Data General instituted this action under the federal copyright laws, accusing Grumman of infringement by Grumman’s use and copying of certain software (ADEX software) which was developed by…
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