Architectronics, Inc. v. Control Systems, Inc.
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
935 F.Supp. 425 (1996)
- Written by Tom Syverson, JD
Facts
Architectronics, Inc. (plaintiff) licensed software to Control Systems, Inc. (CSI) (defendant). The license was part of a joint venture. CSI was developing a computer-aided-design system that incorporated Architectronics’s software. Once the system was completed, Architectronics was supposed to market the system and pay CSI a royalty. Architectronics sued CSI, alleging breach of contract. If the four-year statute of limitations under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) applied, the claim would be untimely and thrown out. However, if the UCC did not apply, then New York’s six-year general contract statute of limitations applied to the claim, and the claim would be timely.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Mukasey, J.)
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