THJ Systems Limited & Anor v Daniel Sheridan & Anor [2023] EWCA Civ 1354 concerned many issues but the one of most interesting was the correct legal test to consider whether
a copyright work is original. One would think this has been well rehearsed in numerous cases already, but the Court of Appeal decision demonstrates the English courts [...]
Gary Doernhoefer, the founder of ADR Notable, suggested that I produce a bibliography for its users. ADR Notable is an app providing case management software to help mediators
handle case intake, bill clients, manage client documents, develop checklists and task reminders, take notes, build documents, and manage client relationships generally. [...]
Léon Dijkman’s book The Proportionality Test in European Patent Law Patent Injunctions Before EU Courts and the UPC (Hart Publishing 2023) is now available in print, and
I understand that an open-access online edition will soon be available as well. I read the book in draft several weeks ago, and think it is an excellent contribution [...]
In 2019, the European Union (EU) adopted its most important copyright reform in the past 20 years with the Copyright in the Digital Single Market (DSM) Directive. This ambitious
reform sets a precedent that, given the EU’s status as the world leader in digital regulation and the resultant “Brussels Effect”, may be followed elsewhere. [...]
The Ruby Princess will be remembered by many Australians with disdain as the floating petri dish that kicked off the spread of COVID-19 in Australia. The ship departed Sydney
on 8 March 2020, then returned early on 19 March 2020 after an outbreak. Many passengers became sick. [...]
Gary Doernhoefer, the founder of ADR Notable, suggested that I produce checklists for its users. ADR Notable is an app providing case management software to help mediators
handle case intake, bill clients, manage client documents, develop checklists and task reminders, take notes, build documents, and manage client relationships generally. [...]
The word of the month for December is kintsugi. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with lacquer. You can see an example of the process here, and this is
an example of what the finished product looks like: In kintsugi, the repairwork is not supposed to be hidden and the item is … Continue reading December: Kintsugi [...]
The New Zealand High Court recently granted a permanent anti-enforcement injunction in relation to a default judgment from Kentucky in Kea Investments Ltd v Wikeley Family
Trustee Limited [2023] NZHC 3260. The plaintiff, a British Virgin Islands company, claimed that the defendants had committed a tortious conspiracy against it because [...]
To ensure you don’t miss out on interesting IP law developments reported on our other IP blogs, we will, on a regular basis, provide you with an overview of the most-read
posts from each of our IP law blogs. Here are the most popular posts over the past few months. [...]
The case is, of course, VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corp., unanimous panel opinion by Judge Taranto, joined by Judges Lourie and Dyk. (For previous mention on this blog
of sources discussing the lower court ruling, see here and here.) In this action, VLSI asserted two patents, the ‘373 Patent titled “Minimum Memory Operating [...]
