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Sean Sweeney, Graham Edward Camps v Macmillan Publishers Limited, Danis Rose: ChD 22 Nov 2001

The claimants were trustees of the estate of James Joyce, and complained at the publication of unpublished parts of the work Ulysses in a readers edition by the defendants. Published works are protected for fifty years after the author’s death, but unpublished works received protection for fifty years after the work was created. A European … Continue reading Sean Sweeney, Graham Edward Camps v Macmillan Publishers Limited, Danis Rose: ChD 22 Nov 2001

SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd: ChD 23 Jul 2010

The court considered the impact of the distinction drawn by Article 9(2) of TRIPS and Article 2 of the WIPO Copyright Treaty between ‘expressions’ and ‘ideas, procedures, methods of operation and mathematical concepts as such’ on domestic copyright law. Held: Arnold J said: ‘Skill, judgement and labour in devising ideas, procedures, methods of operation and … Continue reading SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd: ChD 23 Jul 2010

Flos SpA v Semeraro Casa e Famiglia SpA (Industrial Policy): ECJ 24 Jun 2010

Europa Directive 98/71/EC – Industrial and Commercial – Legal protection of designs and models – Application of copyright in drawings or models have fallen into the public domain – Directive 93/98/EEC – Acquired rights – Period transient Citations: C-168/09, [2010] EUECJ C-168/09, [2011] EUECJ C-168/09 Links: Bailii, Bailii Jurisdiction: European Intellectual Property Updated: 09 November … Continue reading Flos SpA v Semeraro Casa e Famiglia SpA (Industrial Policy): ECJ 24 Jun 2010

Montis Design v Goossens Meubelen BV: ECJ 20 Oct 2016

ECJ (Judgment) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Industrial and commercial property – Copyright and related rights – Directive 93/98/EEC – Article 10(2) – Term of protection – No revival of protection due to Berne Convention ECLI:EU:C:2016:790, [2016] EUECJ C-169/15 Bailii European Intellectual Property Updated: 24 January 2022; Ref: scu.570374