As reported on our blog in May 2014, Magmatic (manufacturer of the Trunki suitcase) lost its High Court appeal in its infringement action against PMS. Trunki subsequently appealed to the Supreme Court and on 9 March 2016 Lord Neuberger issued the court’s judgment. The Supreme Court upheld the ruling of the Court of Appeal that…
Often overlooked when it comes to intellectual property matters, as publishers of content and creative ideas, bloggers can come against a world of intellectual property problems both online and off. Frequently the focus is placed on them accidentally infringing copyright – using the photographs of others without permission, publishing copyrighted recipes in full or borrowing…
While it’s hardly a case of new law for New Year, intellectual property legislation in the UK did receive an update last autumn and 2015 is the year when we’ll see it being put into practice. With this in mind, we’ve decided to take a little look to the amendments first introduced in October 2014…
The ruling in Magmatic v. PMS International Ltd over registered deign infringement of the Trunki highlights the importance of filing the right images in a registered design application. In his judgement of 11 July 2013, the High Court ruled that PMS had infringed Community Registered Design (CRD) No. 43427-0001. The table below shows the images…
