Intellectual Property: Episode III – the final showdown

Sarah Bazaraa looks at the impact of Lucasfilm v Ainsworth The Supreme Court recently handed down its much anticipated judgment in Lucasfilm v Ainsworth [2011] : a case that highlighted difficulty with the practical application of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1998 (CDPA) and that forced the judiciary back into the uncomfortable realm of …
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Cases Referenced

  • Breville Europe Plc v Thorn EMI Domestic Appliances Ltd [1995] FSR 77
  • British South Africa Co v Companhia de Moçambique [1983] AC 602
  • Frink America, Inc v Champion Road Machinery Ltd 961 F Supp 398 (NDNY 1997)
  • Inc v Champion Road Machinery Ltd 961 F Supp 398 (NDNY 1997)
  • London Film Productions Ltd v Intercontinental Communications, Inc 580 F Supp 47, 49 (SDNY 1984)
  • Metix (UK) Ltd v GH Maughan (Plastics) Ltd [1997] FSR 718
  • Potter v Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd [1905] VLR 612
  • Tyburn Productions Ltd v Conan Doyle [1991] Ch 75
  • Wham-O Manufacturing Co v Lincoln Industries Ltd [1985] RPC 127