When sued for patent infringement, the defendants challenged the validity of the patent for obviousness.
Held: There was novelty in the patent for a compost bin with removable panels and a rival manufacturer who made and sold infringing bins in parts with assembly instructions was a joint tortfeasor with his customers.
Judges:
Graham J
Citations:
[1982] FSR 241
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – CBS Songs Ltd v Amstrad Consumer Electronics Plc HL 12-May-1988
The plaintiffs as representatives sought to restrain Amstrad selling equipment with two cassette decks without taking precautions which would reasonably ensure that their copyrights would not be infringed by its users.
Held: Amstrad could only . .
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Torts – Other, Intellectual Property
Updated: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.267932