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Motion Picture Association v BT (Newzbin 2)28 July 2011Adrian Speck appeared with Richard Spearman QC for the members of the Motion Picture Association at a hearing before Mr Justice Arnold in which the MPA successfully obtained a novel order against BT under s. 97A CDPA. The order prevents BT’s customers from visiting the Newzbin webpage, which makes available pirate versions of films, TV […]
International Arbitration28 July 2011John Baldwin QC and Iona Berkeley have just finished an international arbitration in Singapore. The dispute concerned the interpretation of a trade mark coexistence agreement entered into in order to resolve several local disputes in SE Asia. The issue was the extent to which the parties’ agreement about the likelihood of confusion in specific territories […]
LG v Sony Computer Entertainment27 July 2011Daniel Alexander QC and Andrew Lykiardopoulos acted for Sony in successfully defending this application for summary judgment in this patent dispute concerning Sony’s PlayStation 3 players. LG applied for summary judgment on whether a piece of prior art could be relied upon as being “made available to the public” in circumstances where to obtain it […]
ITV Broadcasting v TVCatchup Ltd [2011] EWHC 1874 (Pat)18 July 2011In a copyright action relating to internet streaming, James Mellor QC and Jessie Bowhill acted for the claimant broadcasters (ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5) in a trial against TVCatchup Ltd, represented by Martin Howe QC and James Whyte. Charlotte May appeared for the Secretary of State. The defendant operated a service that (despite its […]
The Estate of Adrian Jacobs v Bloomsbury Publishing and JK Rowling14 July 2011John Baldwin QC and Adrian Speck acted for J K Rowling in her successful attempt to have dismissed proceedings brought against her alleging that the Harry Potter books and, in particular Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, were infringements of copyright. Miss Rowling alleged that the claim against her was absolutely hopeless but last […]