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SOUTHCO, INC. v. KANEBRIDGE CORP.

No. 00-1102.

258 F.3d 148 (2001)

SOUTHCO, INC., v. KANEBRIDGE CORPORATION, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: July 20, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven B. Pokotilow (Argued), Ian G. Dibernardo, Kiersten M. Skog, Stroock, Stroock & Lavan, LLP, New York, NY; Stanley H. Cohen, Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd., Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellant.

Joel I. Klein, Assistant Attorney General, A. Douglas Melamed, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Catherine G. O'Sullivan, David Seidman (Argued), U.S. Department of Justice, David O. Carson, Jesse M. Feder, Steven M. Tepp, United States Copyright Office, Washington, DC; Albin F. Drost, Acting Solicitor, Justin Hughes, John M. Whealan, United States Patent & Trademark Office, Arlington, VA; Malla Pollack, Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, IL, Counsel for Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellants.

James C. McConnon (Argued), Alex R. Sluzas, Paul & Paul, Philadelphia, PA Counsel for Appellees.

Before: SLOVITER, SCIRICA and ALITO, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALITO, Circuit Judge:

Kanebridge Corporation ("Kanebridge") appeals the District Court's order granting a preliminary injunction in favor of Southco, Inc. ("Southco"). Because we find that Southco's part numbers are not entitled to copyright protection, we reverse the District Court's order.

I.

Southco manufactures various types of captive screw fasteners, devices used in assembling the panels of items such as computers...

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