Cases

Active filters: Area of work: Intellectual Property [clear]
Year: 2004 [clear]

IPC Media Ltd v Highbury SPL Publishing Ltd

Copyright - Infringement - Artistic Works - Similarities - Copying - Independent creation - Magazines - Covers and articles

[2004] EWHC 2985 (Ch); [2005] FSR 20; [2005] 28(2) IPD 9 - Chancery Division

Judge Laddie J

Novello & Co Ltd v Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co Ltd (CA)

Copyright - Assignments - Reversionary Interest - Inter Vivos - Musical Works - Copyright Act 1956 - Copyright Act 1956, Sch.7 para.28(3) - Copyright Act 1911, s.5(2)

[2004] EWCA Civ 1776; [2005] RPC 23; [2005] EMLR 477; The Times, 10 January 2005 - Court of Appeal

Judge Chadwick, Jacob LJJ, Lloyd J

British Horseracing Board v William Hill

Database right - Infringement - Horseracing database - Indirect sourcing of data - Extraction or re-utilisation of substantial part - Repeated and systematic extraction or re-utilisation of insubstantial parts - Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 - Database Directive 96/9/EC

C-203/02 - European Court of Justice

Judge Skouris (President), Jann, Timmermans, Rosas and Lenaerts (Rapporteur), (Presidents of Chambers), Puissochet, Schintgen, Colneric and Cunha Rodrigues (Judges), Stix-Hackl (A-G), Múgica Arzamendi and Contet (Principal Administrators)

Celador Productions Ltd v Melville

Copyright - Confidential information - Television programme format - Summary judgment - Real prospect of success - Abuse of process - Compelling reason for trial

[2004] EWHC 2362 (Ch) - Chancery Division

Judge Sir Andrew Morritt V-C

Navitaire Inc v Easyjet Airline Co & Another

Copyright - Computer programs - Dissimilar code - "Non-textual copying" - Airline booking system - User commands - Screen displays - Software Directive

[2004] EWHC 1725 (Ch) - Chancery Division

Judge Pumfrey J

Phonographic Performance Ltd v DTI

Copyright - Limitation - Damages - Community Directive on copyright into national law - Consequential loss - Whether fresh claim each time loss suffered - Whether statute-barred - s.2 Limitation Act 1980 - Art 8(2) Council Directive 92/100/EEC

[2004] EWHC 1795 (Ch); [2004] 1 WLR 2893; [2005] 1 All ER 369; [2005] RPC 8; [2004] EMLR 647; The Times 27 Aug 2004 - Chancery Division

Judge Sir Andrew Morritt V-C

Sony v Ball

Copyright - Copyright-protection - Circumvention - CDPA 1988, s.296 - 'infringing copies' - 'sole intended purpose' - CDPA 1988, ss.296ZA-ZD

[2004] EWHC 1738 (Ch) - Chancery Division

Judge Laddie J

Brighton & Dubbeljoint v Jones

Intellectual Property- Copyright - Dramatic work - Joint author - Substantiality of contribution - Infringement - Implied authorisation - Contract

[2004] EWHC 1157 (Ch); [2004] EMLR 507 - Chancery Division

Judge Park J

Building Product Design Ltd v Sandtoft Roof Tiles Ltd

Patents - Infringement - Abuse of Process - Measure of Damages - Res Judicata - Only one type of infringement pleaded - Second action brought on excluded types.

[2004] FSR 40; [2004] FSR 41 - Patents County Court

Judge Judge Fysh QC

Novello & Co Ltd v Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co Ltd (ChD)

Copyright - Assignments - Reversionary Interest - Inter Vivos - Musical Works - Copyright Act 1956 - Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 - Copyright Act 1911, s.5(2)

[2004] EWHC 766 (Ch); [2004] EMLR 296 - Chancery Division

Judge Patten J

Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd v Alfred McAlpine plc

Intellectual Property- Passing off - Company names - Shared goodwill - Misrepresentation - Confusion

[2004] EWHC 630 (Ch); [2004] All ER (D) 579 (Mar) - Chancery Division

Judge Mann J

Bedford v The Number (UK) Ltd

Intellectual property- sports law- OFCOM- Advertising- complaint under r 6.5 ITC Advertising Code - whether the claimant was caricatured in a 118 advert

[2004] ISLR SLR-18 - OFCOM

Judge Content Board