· 12/9/1987
The Mozart Company, a Corporation v. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc., a Corporation
Citations
- 833 F.2d 1342
- 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 16118
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that the elements for 1 plaintiff must allege: “(1) that [the defendant] tied together the sale of two distinct products or 2 services; (2
- “Market power, if any, is derived from the product, not from the name or symbol as such”
- “A patent does not of itself establish a presumption of market power in the antitrust sense.”
- quality control is a legitimate business justification for conduct alleged in a conspiracy charge
- a 14 business justification may excuse an otherwise per se illegal tying arrangement
- treating coercion as a fact question
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Judges: Sneed, Alarcon, Canby
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