DataComm Interface v. COMPUTERWORLD, INC. ADELSON’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
28 federal appellate · 54 district · 106 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 206 later decisions — most recently August 2021 · most notably Anthony's Pier Four, Inc. v. HBC ASSOCIATES (1991), Quaker State Oil Refining Corp. v. Garrity Oil Co. (1989)
28 federal appellate · 54 district · 106 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1051 (§ 1 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 15 U.S.C. § 1125 (§ 43 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)) · 15 U.S.C. § 45 (§ 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914)
Relies on PMP Associates, Inc. v. Globe Newspaper Co. · Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Inc. v. Pussycat Cinema, Ltd. · Slaney v. Westwood Auto, Inc. · Linthicum v. Archambault · International Fidelity Insurance v. Wilson
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 206 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the gravamen of an unfair competition claim is the likelihood of consumer confusion as to the source of the goods or services.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“... has underscored the broad impact of c. 93A as creating “new substantive rights” and providing relief which is “in addition to, and not an alternative to, traditional tort remedies.” Linthicum v. Archambault, 379 Mass. 381, 383 , 398 N.E.2d 482 (1979), and cases cited. Consequently, while it is clear that common law actions for fraud and deceit are within the contemplation of an “unfair act” under the statute, it is equally well established that the definition of the term under c. 93A goes far beyond the scope of these common law actions. See Slaney v. Westwood Auto, Inc., 366 Mass. 688, 703 , 322 N.E.2d 768 (1975).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Relying on FTC interpretations ... the following are “considerations to be used in determining whether a practice is to be deemed unfair”: ‘(1) whether the practice ... is within at least the penumbra of some common-law, statutory, or other established concept of unfairness; (2) ... is immoral, unethical, oppressive, or unscrupulous; (3) ... causes substantial injury [to] ... competitors or other businessmen.’ 4”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.