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Triple damages for flagrant infringement: Original Beauty v G4K Fashion
In a recent decision the High Court awarded £450,000 including a 200% uplift for additional damages to a claimant whose unregistered design rights in “bodycon” and “bandage” dress designs had been infringed in a flagrant manner. In Original Beauty & others v G4K Fashion & others, the High Court found that the defendant, trading as Oh Polly, had … Read more
VG Bild-Kunst v Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz: Copyright works and website framing
The Court of Justice of the European Union (the CJEU) has handed down the latest judgment in a long-running case concerning the online framing of copyright material. A dispute arose between VG Bild-Kunst (VG B-K – a German visual arts copyright collecting society) and Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK – a German cultural heritage foundation) when … Read more
Capitol Records and others v BT and others: High Court victory sees cyberlocker website blocked by internet service providers
The UK recorded music industry recently prevailed in a piracy case against a number of internet service providers regarding the operators and users of a cyberlocker website. The legal action was brought by a number of record companies, both majors and independents, suing for themselves and in a representative capacity on behalf of members of … Read more
Supporting our clients at this time
As the situation with coronavirus (COVID-19) develops, we want to do all we can to ensure the safety of our people, our clients, and their families while still offering an uninterrupted and full service to our clients.
Although our office is currently closed, we are continuing to work remotely, and are holding client meetings online and/or by phone.
Email addresses for our solicitors can be found in the Our People section of our website.