Allarcom Pay Television, Ltd. v. General Instrument Corp.

69 F.3d 381 1995 Copr.L.Dec. P 27,461 , 36 U.S.P.Q.2d 1654 , 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8503 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 14 ,671 ALLARCOM PAY TELEVISION, LTD., a Canadian corp., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORP., a Delaware corp.; Cable Home Communication Corp., a Delaware Corp.; Showtime Networks, Inc., a Delaware corp., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-56222. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 6, 1995. Decided Nov. 2, 1995. Jean P. Nogues and Stephen D. Marks, Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiff-appellant. Michael G. Ermer, Irell & Manella, Newport Beach, California, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: BRUNETTI and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges, and SHADUR, * Senior District Judge. BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge: 1 Allarcom Pay Television, Ltd. appeals from two orders of the district court dismissing, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), its Federal Communication Act (FCA) claims and its various California state law claims against General Instrument Corporation and Showtime Networks, Inc. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.…