All claims brought by SAPC Inc, successor company to Software Arts relating to alleged misappropriation of VisiCalc trade secrets in the development by Lotus Development Corp and Mitch Kapor of 1-2-3 have been dismissed with prejudice – that means they can’t be reactivated at a later date – by the US District Court in Boston: last November, Judge Robert Keeton dismissed SAPC’s claim of copyright infringement on the ground that SAPC gave up its right to sue when it sold most of its assets to Lotus in 1985, and on March 1, the judge formally dismissed the remaining claims against Lotus and Kapor, and Lotus now intends to sue for costs.
