274 F. Supp. 2d 972 - Eolas Technologies, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
March 2005
most recently cited
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 35 U.S.C. § 271
Relies on Deepsouth Packing Co. v. Laitram Corp. · 60 F. Supp. 2d 316 - WR Grace & Co.-Conn. v. Intercat, Inc. · Lubrizol Corp. v. Exxon Corp.
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“in a legal sense, a[sic] source code is a made part of a computer product.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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