Sun Microsystems, 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.

• “The traditional office of a preliminary injunction is to protect the status quo and to prevent irreparable harm during the pendency of a lawsuit ultimately to preserve the court’s ability to render a meaningful judgment on the merits.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Henry Pashby v. Albert Delia
  Fourth Circuit· 2013-03-05· cited 399×
• In re Microsoft Corporation Antitrust Litigation
  Fourth Circuit· 2003-06-26· cited 224×
• Sanderson Farms, Inc. v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
  D. Maryland· 2008-04-22· cited 5×
• Person v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
  D. Maryland· 2006-06-19· cited 5×
• Daisy Mountain Fire District v. Microsoft Corp.
  D. Maryland· 2008-04-16· cited 4×
• Stuart v. Huff
  M.D. North Carolina· 2011-12-19· cited 2×
• Wheelihan v. Bingham
  M.D. North Carolina· 2004-11-15· cited 1×
• Unnamed case
  Fourth Circuit· 2005-12-20

Cites

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

• Brown Shoe Co. v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1962-06-25· cited 1,936×
• De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd. v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1945-06-18· cited 810×
• Blackwelder Furniture Company of Statesville, Inc. v. Seilig Manufacturing Company, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 1977-02-16· cited 701×
• Spectrum Sports, Inc. v. McQuillan
  Supreme Court· 1993-01-25· cited 668×
• Direx Israel, Ltd. Direx, Incorporated v. Breakthrough Medical Corporation Zvi Porath Avner Spector
  Fourth Circuit· 1992-01-07· cited 615×
• United States v. Microsoft Corp.
  D.C. Circuit· 2001-06-28· cited 502×
• Ecri, a Nonprofit Pennsylvania Corporation v. McGraw Inc., McGraw Information Systems Co., and McGraw Book Co.
  Third Circuit· 1987-01-20· cited 288×
• Thompson Everett, Inc. v. National Cable Advertising, L.P. Cable Networks, Inc. Cable Media Corporation
  Fourth Circuit· 1995-06-27· cited 256×
• Omega World Travel, Incorporated v. Trans World Airlines, and Airlines Reporting Corporation
  Fourth Circuit· 1997-04-02· cited 215×
• Frank E. Wetzel v. Ralph Edwards, Etc.
  Fourth Circuit· 1980-10-27· cited 209×
• Microstrategy Incorporated v. Motorola, Incorporated,defendant
  Fourth Circuit· 2001-04-03· cited 202×
• Rum Creek Coal Sales, Inc. v. Caperton
  Fourth Circuit· 1991-02-25· cited 180×
• International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1959-01-12· cited 160×
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co.
  Supreme Court· 1951-01-02· cited 152×
• M & M Medical Supplies and Service, Incorporated v. Pleasant Valley Hospital, Incorporated Pleasant Valley Home Medical Equipment, Incorporated
  Fourth Circuit· 1993-01-20· cited 141×
• California v. American Stores Co.
  Supreme Court· 1990-04-30· cited 130×
• Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited v. British Airways Plc
  Second Circuit· 2001-07-24· cited 127×
• Dan River, Inc. v. Icahn
  Fourth Circuit· 1983-01-07· cited 112×
• Sun Microsystems, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. Microsoft Corporation, a Washington Corporation
  Ninth Circuit· 1999-08-23· cited 92×
• Taylor v. Freeman
  Fourth Circuit· 1994-09-09· cited 69×