Application by Panasonic to have claim of copyright infringement of a circuit diagram struck out as vexatious.
Held: There was a good arguable case for inferring participation in a common design between a parent company and its subsidiary where the parent adapted a product it manufactured specifically for sale in the United Kingdom where it would infringe copyright. Pumfrey J felt some doubt over this and that his opinion had changed more than once in the course of the argument, suggests that it was a borderline case.
Judges:
Pumfrey J
Citations:
[1998] EWHC Patents 346, [1998] FSR 651, [1998] Masons CLR 220, (1998) 21(4) IPD 21038
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Cited – Sea Shepherd UK v Fish and Fish Ltd SC 4-Mar-2015
Accessory Liability in Tort
The court considered the concept of accessory liability in tort. Activists had caused damage to vessels of the respondent which was transporting live tuna in cages, and had caused considerable damage. The appellant company owned the ship from which . .
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Intellectual Property, Torts – Other
Updated: 25 May 2022; Ref: scu.136108