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Articles for July 2005
Musical works and the test of originality
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01 July 2005
Hyperion Records Ltd v Sawkins (Lionel) [2005] EWCA Civ 565
The public and patent applications
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01 July 2005
The Patent Office is providing new guidance and an email option to help the public make comments on pending patent applications. If someone has evidence which will help the Patent Office decide if an invention..
Patent Office opinions
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01 July 2005
The Patent Office has launched a consultation paper – The Patents Act 2004: Patent Office opinions and other changes to the patent rules – on its proposals for implementing new powers to give non-binding opinions..
Action against Star Wars pirates
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01 July 2005
An internet site that let film fans illegally download the new Star Wars movie before it reached cinemas has been shut down after raids in the US. The Elite Torrents site allowed 133,000 members to..
US threatens WTO action against China piracy
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01 July 2005
The US film industry has said that it will push for action against China before the World Trade Organisation as illegal copies of the latest Star Wars movie went on sale in Beijing just a..
Copyright – witnesses abroad
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01 July 2005
Peer International Corp and others v Termidor Music Publishers Ltd and others [2005] EWHC 1048 (Ch)
Problems for EU Software Patents Directive
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01 July 2005
Plans for the establishment of new EU rules on software patents have hit a fresh obstacle with a report from the European Parliament which urges changes to the proposals. It is the view of a..
Trade marks and the shape of a cheese
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01 July 2005
In re Trade Mark Application 2134604 [2004] EWCA Civ 1690
Net to catch software pirates
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01 July 2005
Computer games developers hope to use the internet to verify the authenticity of each disc in their efforts to combat piracy.
Microsoft has said that it is considering using the technology in markets, such as China,..
Design rights in Rover
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01 July 2005
The Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) has said that it believes that it has bought the exclusive intellectual property rights to make cars and engines to particular designs.
At the same time, the UK administrators, PwC..
Rambus action on patent
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01 July 2005
Rambus, a designer of high-speed memory chips, is suing Samsung Electronics for patent infringement after negotiations for a new licensing agreement broke down. Rambus has added Samsung to a lawsuit which it filed in January..
Plans to extend copyright in sound recordings
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01 July 2005
The new Minister for the Creative Industries, James Purnell, has given his support to extend the term of copyright in sound recordings from its present 50 years. In the US it is currently 90 years..
Britney Spears charged with copyright breach
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01 July 2005
A songwriter is suing Britney Spears for copyright infringement, saying he wrote the song ‘Sometimes’ 15 years ago. Steve Wallace says he wrote the song in 1990, but did not formally copyright the track until..
Unilever sues Dutch retailer
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01 July 2005
Unilever has started court proceedings against Dutch supermarket Albert Heijn for copying the packaging of some of its products. The company instigated the proceedings when it discovered that the supermarket was selling own-brand products with..
Ofcom charged with failing to protect IP rights
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01 July 2005
The Office of Communications (Ofcom) is facing legal action from The Baby Channel, which broadcasts on cable networks. It is objecting to Ofcom’s decision to grant a licence to Baby TV, a rival which targets..
Protecting confidences
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01 July 2005
EPI Environmental Technologies Inc and others v Symphony Plastic and another [2004] EWHC 2945 (Ch)
Action over Harry Potter book
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01 July 2005
JK Rowling has won a court order to restrain two individuals from leaking details of her latest Harry Potter book.The book is due to be published on 16 July, but was offered to the Daily..
Freeny download declared invalid
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01 July 2005
The High Court has ruled that the so-called ‘Freeny’ patent, owned by the US firm E-Data, which claims to cover certain procedures for downloading information electronically, was invalid. The assistant recorder also ruled that Getty..
Entitlement to costs
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01 July 2005
IPC Media Ltd v Highbury Leisure Publishers Ltd [2005] EWHC 283 (Ch)
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