Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “When- the range of protectable and unauthorized expression is narrow, .the appropriate standard for illicit copying is virtual identity.”

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Cited by

129 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Humphreys & Partners Architects v. Lessard Design, Incorporated
  Fourth Circuit· 2015-06-23· cited 322×
• Smith v. Jackson
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-06-05· cited 245×
• Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. v. Penguin Books Usa, Inc., a Corporation Dove Audio, Inc., a Corporation
  Ninth Circuit· 1997-03-27· cited 203×
• Three Boys Music Corp. v. Bolton
  Ninth Circuit· 2000-05-09· cited 194×
• Jada Toys, Inc. v. Mattel, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2008-02-21· cited 162×
• Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communication Services, Inc.
  N.D. California· 1995-11-21· cited 135×
• Michael Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin
  Ninth Circuit· 2020-03-09· cited 134×
• Douglas Alan Stromback, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. New Line Cinema, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant, Larry Hess
  Sixth Circuit· 2004-10-08· cited 133×
• L.A. Printex Industries, Inc. v. Aeropostale, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2012-04-09· cited 101×
• Universal Furniture International, Inc. v. Collezione Europa USA, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 2010-08-20· cited 99×
• Fantasy, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. John C. Fogerty
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-08-26· cited 98×
• Dream Games of Arizona, Inc. v. PC ONSITE
  Ninth Circuit· 2009-04-02· cited 87×
• Idema v. Dreamworks, Inc.
  C.D. California· 2001-09-10· cited 84×
• Desire, LLC v. Manna Textiles, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2021-02-02· cited 78×
• Cavalier v. Random House, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2002-05-21· cited 74×
• Williams v. Gaye
  Ninth Circuit· 2018-03-21· cited 74×
• Mitek Holdings, Incorporated, Mitek Industries, Incorporated v. Arce Engineering Company, Incorporated
  Eleventh Circuit· 1996-08-05· cited 67×
• Satava v. Lowry
  Ninth Circuit· 2003-03-20· cited 67×
• Softel, Inc. v. Dragon Medical And Scientific Communications, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1997-07-09· cited 65×
• Newton v. Diamond
  Ninth Circuit· 2004-11-09· cited 64×

Cites

47 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.
  Supreme Court· 1991-03-27· cited 2,678×
• Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1994-03-01· cited 1,767×
• Jack Allen v. City of Beverly Hills
  Ninth Circuit· 1990-08-21· cited 531×
• Computer Associates International, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Altai, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant
  Second Circuit· 1992-12-17· cited 410×
• Lloyd Lieb, Trading as Specialized Cassettes v. Topstone Industries, Inc., and D. Robbins & Co., Inc.
  Third Circuit· 1986-04-14· cited 402×
• Baker v. Selden
  Supreme Court· 1880-01-19· cited 300×
• The Gates Rubber Co. v. Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd.
  Tenth Circuit· 1993-10-19· cited 263×
• Turoso v. Cleveland Municipal Court
  Supreme Court· 1982-10-04· cited 260×
• S.O.S., Inc. v. Payday, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1989-09-13· cited 214×
• Brown Bag Software v. Symantec Corp.
  Ninth Circuit· 1992-04-07· cited 205×
• John William See v. Christopher Durang and L.A. Stage Company
  Ninth Circuit· 1983-07-22· cited 164×
• Lou Shaw Eastborne Productions, Inc. v. Richard Lindheim Michael Sloan Universal City Studios, Inc. Columbia Broadcasting Systems McA Television, Ltd.
  Ninth Circuit· 1990-11-23· cited 164×
• Frank Music Corp. v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1985-09-23· cited 152×
• Herbert Rosenthal Jewelry Corp. v. Edward and Lucy Kalpakian, Etc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1971-07-07· cited 134×
• Engineering Dynamics, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Structural Software, Inc., and S. Rao Guntur, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-07-13· cited 122×
• Gamma Audio & Video, Inc. v. Ean-Chea D/B/A Overseas Video
  First Circuit· 1993-12-22· cited 120×
• Quigley v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n
  Supreme Court· 1984-11-26· cited 120×
• Roth Greeting Cards v. United Card Company, an Illinois Corporation
  Ninth Circuit· 1970-07-10· cited 103×
• Vander Jagt v. O'Neill
  Supreme Court· 1983-10-03· cited 92×
• Stephen M. Silverman v. Cbs Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1989-02-06· cited 91×

Other cases named Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.

8 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.
  N.D. California· 1992-08-10· cited 14×
• Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.
  N.D. California· 1991-03-06· cited 12×
• Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.
  N.D. California· 1993-05-18· cited 9×
• Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.
  N.D. California· 1991-08-14· cited 7×
• Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.
  N.D. California· 1989-07-25· cited 4×
• Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.
  N.D. California· 1989-03-20· cited 4×
• Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1995-02-21
• Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1995-02-21