In a copyright infringement case involving software licensing agreements, district court’s summary judgment to plaintiff Cincom Systems, Inc. (Cincom) is affirmed as defendant Novelis did not abide by the express terms of Cincom’s license and gain prior written approval before impermissibly transferring the software license when it underwent internal reorganization.   

Read Cincom Sys., Inc. v. Novelis Corp., No. 07-4142

Argued: September 8, 2009

Decided and Filed: September 25, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Gibbons

Counsel

For Appellant:  Irene C. Keyse-Walker, Tucker, Ellis & West LLP

For Appellee: Joseph Michael Callow Jr., Keating, Muething & Klekamp, PLL

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