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· 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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