Information Technology

• Design Rights – Tourist Hoodies and T-Shirts Lack Novelty, High Court Rules

  • Posted26 April 2022

  For a design to qualify for protection as intellectual property, it must both be novel and have individual character. In a guideline case, the High Court found that the design...

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• High Court Aids Ship Designer in ‘Blatant’ Breach of Confidentiality Case

  • Posted5 April 2022

  Trade secrets are the lifeblood of many businesses and the law will provide powerful assistance in protecting them. That was certainly so in the case of a ship design company...

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• Internet Piracy – Gaming Giant Nintendo Granted Websites Blocking Order

  • Posted15 March 2022

  Companies that spend vast sums on developing products have every right to feel aggrieved when they are subjected to wholesale internet piracy. The High Court made that point in coming...

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• Employers are Generally Entitled to Fruits of Their Employees’ Creativity

  • Posted7 March 2022

  Inventive employees can find it galling that copyright in their creative works generally belongs not to them but to their employers. As one case made plain, however, that is one...

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• Ticket Touts Cannot Justify the Unjustifiable – Landmark Court of Appeal Ruling

  • Posted18 February 2022

  Illegal ticket touts who contend that their crimes are victimless are seeking to justify the unjustifiable. The Court of Appeal made that point in a landmark case of crucial importance...

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• Is Data Centre ‘White Space’ Subject to Business Rates? Question Answered

  • Posted21 January 2022

  In order to be subject to non-domestic rates, a commercial space must be capable of beneficial occupation for the purpose for which it is intended. In a guideline case, a...

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