M.G.B. HOMES, INC. v. AMERON HOMES, INC.

No. 88-5108.

903 F.2d 1486 (1990)

M.G.B. HOMES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERON HOMES, INC., and Daniel James Brognano, Defendants-Appellants, Rick Brognano and Richard Patton, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 25, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Cyril Malloy, James E. Wetterling, Jr., Jennie S. Malloy, Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellants.

Eugene F. Malin, Kevin P. Crosby, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, Chief Judge, JOHNSON, Circuit Judge, and BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.


JOHN R. BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge:

MGB Homes, Inc. (MGB), in its initial complaint, alleged that Ameron Homes, Inc. and its President Daniel J. Brognano (Ameron) copied the floorplan of MGB's "Islander II" home from a copyrighted advertising flyer. MGB alleged copyright infringement in violation of the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 501, et seq., and violations of the Florida common law of unfair competition and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade...

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