MONOTYPE CORP. PLC v. INTERNATIONAL TYPEFACE CORP.

Nos. 93-35478, 93-35511.

43 F.3d 443 (1994)

The MONOTYPE CORPORATION PLC, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of England, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL TYPEFACE CORPORATION, organized and existing under the laws of New York, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee. INTERNATIONAL TYPEFACE CORPORATION, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. MONOTYPE, INC., an Illinois corporation; and Monotype Typography, Inc., an Illinois corporation, Third-Party Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 21, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Margaret McKeown, Seattle, WA, Paul Stack, Stack, Filpi & Kakacek, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant and third-party-defendants-appellees.

Richard Stephen White, Helsell, Fetterman, Martin, Todd & Hokanson, Seattle, WA, Nathan J. Waldman, Sperry, Weinberg and Waldman, New York City, for defendant-appellant-cross-appellee and third-party-plaintiff-appellant.

Before: WOOD, Jr., HUG, and TANG, Circuit Judges.


HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge:

Ordinarily when we read a printed page we are seeking the meaning conveyed, but in this case we are required to look beyond the page into the very competitive international typeface business. To some extent we must consider the various typefaces, their history and development, the business relationships of competitors, and other aspects of this unique business. Even so, only ordinary issues of contract, evidence, instructions,...

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