Legal Opinion
Apple Computer, Inc. v. Formula International Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1984No. 83-5875PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
Formula International, Inc. (Formula) appeals from the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction in favor of the plaintiff, Apple Computer, Inc. (Apple). The injunction prohibits Formula from copying computer programs having copyrights registered to Apple, from importing, selling, distributing, or advertising those copies, and from using the mark “Pineapple” or any other mark or name confusingly similar to the trademarks used by Apple. Because we find that the district court did not abuse its discretion or rely on erroneous legal premises in issuing the…
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