Universal Instruments Corp. v. Micro Sys. Eng'g, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that where a contract “is susceptible to differing interpretations, each of which may be said to be as reasonable as another, then the interpretation of the contract becomes a question of fact for the jury. . . .” (quotations and citation omitted)
• “[a] written agreement that is complete, clear and unambiguous on its face must be enforced according to the plain meaning of its terms.”
• “The existence of an ambiguity, if any, is to be ascertained from the face of an agreement without regard to extrinsic evidence.” (cleaned up)
• “[B]ecause copyright licenses prohibit any use not authorized, a licen- see infringes the owner’s copyright if its use exceeds the scope of its license.”
• “Accrual of the statute of limitations begins when a reasonably diligent person in plaintiff’s position would have been put on inquiry as to the claim.”
• “The essence of an unfair competition claim under New York law is that the defendant has misappropriated the labors and expenditures of another with some element of bad faith.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

3 cases in this archive cite this case.

• TruLogic, Inc. v. Gen. Elec. Co.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2021-08-20· cited 4×
• 4dd Holdings, LLC v. United States
  Federal Claims· 2022-04-20
• Letsch v. Southern Proper Hospitality, LLC
  District of Columbia· 2024-05-29

Cites

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

• Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 2000-06-12· cited 12,455×
• John C. Norton v. Sam's Club, Wal-Mart Corp., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1998-05-29· cited 1,181×
• Greenfield v. Philles Records, Inc.
  New York Court of Appeals· 2002-10-17· cited 1,150×
• Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1984-01-17· cited 978×
• Cash v. County of Erie
  Second Circuit· 2011-08-18· cited 698×
• Briarpatch Limited, L.P., Gerard F. Rubin v. Phoenix Pictures, Inc., Michael Medavoy, Geisler Roberdeau, Inc., Terence Malick
  Second Circuit· 2004-06-25· cited 515×
• Phillips v. Audio Active Ltd.
  Second Circuit· 2007-07-24· cited 434×
• Computer Associates International, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Altai, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant
  Second Circuit· 1992-12-17· cited 410×
• IDT Corp. v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 2009-03-26· cited 370×
• Saratoga Vichy Spring Co., Inc. v. Orin Lehman, Commissioner of Parks and Recreation of the the State of New York and Waters of Saratoga Springs, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1980-06-05· cited 298×
• Jeffrey Milstein, Inc., D/B/A Paper House Productions v. Greger, Lawlor, Roth, Inc., D/B/A Triangle Enterprises
  Second Circuit· 1995-06-19· cited 238×
• S.O.S., Inc. v. Payday, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1989-09-13· cited 214×
• Duane Reade Inc., Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant
  Second Circuit· 2005-06-22· cited 204×
• Reiss v. Financial Performance Corp.
  New York Court of Appeals· 2001-12-18· cited 204×
• Federal Insurance v. American Home Assurance Co.
  Second Circuit· 2011-04-07· cited 201×
• Forest Park Pictures v. Universal Television Network, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 2012-06-26· cited 164×
• Terry Gilliam, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Appellant
  Second Circuit· 1976-06-30· cited 154×
• Davis v. Blige
  Second Circuit· 2007-10-05· cited 154×
• R/S Associates v. New York Job Development Authority
  New York Court of Appeals· 2002-04-30· cited 137×
• Bourne v. Walt Disney Co.
  Second Circuit· 1995-10-18· cited 127×