Memorex Corporation v. International Business Machines Corporation

555 F.2d 1379 1977-1 Trade Cases 61,520 MEMOREX CORPORATION, MRX Sales and Service Corporation, ILC Peripherals Leasing Corporation, and Memorex, A.B. (Sweden), et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 76-1887, 76-1898. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. June 20, 1977. Karl A. Limbach, San Francisco, Cal., John L. Endicott, argued, Los Angeles, Cal., Limbach, Limbach & Sutton, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellant. Patrick Lynch, argued, O'Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before WATERMAN, CARTER and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges. JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge: 1 This is an interlocutory appeal in a private antitrust action for damages and injunctive relief under §§ 4 and 16 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 15 and 26, alleging violations of §§ 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 2. Defendant International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") appeals from an order granting the motion of plaintiffs Memorex Corporation and several…