Summary The High Court found that a novel partly based on the real-life love affair of Boris Pasternak, author of the world-famous Doctor Zhivago, did not infringe the copyright in the selection, structure […]
Copyright & Design
Nicholas Caddick KC
WaterRower (UK) Ltd v Liking Ltd (T/A Topiom) [2022] EWHC 2084 (IPEC)
Strike Out Refused: WaterRower could be a work of artistic craftsmanship The Defendant sought to strike out the Claimant’s claim for infringement of copyright in its water resistance rowing machine (the WaterRower), on […]
Urbanbubble Ltd & others v Urban Evolution
Urbanbubble Ltd & others v Urban Evolution Property Management Ltd & others [2022] EWHC 134 (IPEC). When consent precludes trade mark infringement: Amanda Michaels acted for the successful Defendants in an action for […]
Semtech Corp v Lacuna Space Ltd – English Courts had no jurisdiction over IP claim against French employees
This case concerned whether or not the English courts had jurisdiction over a company’s claims against an English company and two former French employees who were domiciled in France. The French employees had […]