The claimant alleged copyright infringement in respect of computer games in the coin operated video market. It was said not that the games copied bitmap graphics, but rather the composite frames which appeared on the screen. Held: The games were not protected as a dramatic work: ‘it is not a work of action which is … Continue reading Nova Productions Ltd v Mazooma Games Ltd and others: ChD 20 Jan 2006
Judges: David Stone (Sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) Citations: [2022] EWHC 2084 (IPEC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 4(1)(c) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Intellectual Property Updated: 01 November 2022; Ref: scu.681997
A pop group had posed at a specially devised scene, consisting of a white Rolls Royce in the swimming pool of a hotel and incorporating various other props. The object of the exercise was to take a photograph to be used as a record cover. The defendants commissioned a freelance photographer to take photographs of … Continue reading Creation Records Ltd and Another v News Group Newspapers Ltd: ChD 29 Apr 1997
Car parts which had no effect on appearance and were merely parts were not registerable as Registered Designs.The section applies only to items of design which will have their own independent use, and not only as part of a larger item. Registration was refused for the part in this case. Judges: Lord Keith, Lord Ackner, … Continue reading Regina v Registered Designs Appeal Tribunal, Ex Parte Ford Motor Company Ltd: HL 14 Dec 1994