&lt;IBM Canada Ltd> said it filed a lawsuitin the federal court of Canada against a number of companies
and individuals operating in Montreal under the names Crazy
Irving Inc, Irving Le Fou Inc and other names.
    IBM said the companies are making and distributing copies
of IBM personal computer programs that infringe upon IBM
copyrights and trademarks.
    IBM said it is seeking injunctions to prevent the companies
from continuing to sell the programs in question. A hearing is
expected in the next few weeks. IBM Canada is 100 pct owned by
International Business Machines Corp &lt;IBM>.
 Reuter
