50 F. Supp. 2d 318 - Syncsort Inc. v. Sequential Software, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
11 district ·
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1121 (§ 39 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. § 15 (§ 4 of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914) · 15 U.S.C. § 2 (§ 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 28 U.S.C. § 1367
Relies on Conley v. Gibson · Scheuer v. Rhodes · Hishon v. King & Spalding · Papasan v. Allain · Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[a] complaint should not be dismissed unless it appears beyond doubt that 'the facts alleged in the complaint, even if true, fail to support the claim.'”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“A Rule 12(c) motion for judgment on the pleadings is treated like a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6).”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The relevant geographic market may be local, regional, national or international in origin.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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