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16 Aug 2008, 11:15 am
A High Court judge here today found that British firm Shepperton Design Studios and its principal, Andrew Ainsworth, violated the U.S. copyrights of Lucasfilm Ltd. by making and selling pirated Star Wars Stormtrooper helmets and other costume replicas.Today's ruling by Mr Justice Mann in the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, affirmed that Lucasfilm is the sole owner of all rights to the iconic costume designs.The court held that Ainsworth infringed… [read post]
2 Aug 2011, 3:34 am by Maurizio Borghi
by Maurizio Borghi UK:  Lucasfilm Ltd & Ors v Ainsworth & Anor, Supreme Court, 27 july 2011. [read post]
17 Dec 2009, 4:26 am
Lucasfilm Ltd and others v Ainsworth and another [2009] EWCA Civ 1328; [2009] WLR (D) 367 "A maker of plastic 'Star Wars' helmets was not producing a work of sculpture for the purposes of s 4 of the Copyright Design and Patents Act 1986 and was entitled to a defence under s 51 permitting production of [...] [read post]
4 Jan 2010, 2:45 am by sally
Lucasfilm Ltd and Others v Ainsworth and Others Court of Appeal “Plastic toy models of storm trooper helmets featured in the Star Wars films were not sculptures for the purposes of the Copyright Design and Patents Act 1986 and their maker was entitled to a defence under section 51 of that Act on the basis that it was not a copyright infringement to copy an article made to a design. [read post]
3 Feb 2011, 6:23 am by Antitrust Today
Department of Justice’s crusade against anticompetitive employment practices at high-tech companies continues, this time with a settlement with Lucasfilm Ltd. [read post]
13 Jan 2010, 1:37 am
Another example isOccular Sciences Ltd v [read post]
1 Aug 2011, 4:41 am
As Lord Walker observed in paragraph 2 of his judgment in Lucasfilm Ltd. and Others v Ainsworth and Another [2011] UKSC 39, Mr Lucas’s concept of the Imperial Stormtroopers as threatening characters in “fascist [read post]
31 Jul 2009, 12:34 pm
Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd.,  CGC-09-490959 (7/30/09) Employment complaint for race discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination. [read post]
28 Jul 2011, 2:53 am by tracey
Lucasfilm Ltd and others v Ainsworth and another [2011] UKSC 39;  [2011] WLR (D)  257 “A judge was entitled to conclude that a helmet worn by a fictional character in a film was not a ‘sculpture’ for the purposes of copyright protection. [read post]
13 Jan 2010, 9:20 am by Bradley Gross
 The first lawsuit was filed in California (home of Lucasfilm Ltd.), and alleged that Shepperton Design Studios (located in England) and its owner, Andrew Ainsworth, were creating and selling unauthorized replicas of the helmets worn by Stormtroopers in the Star Wars movie trilogy. [read post]
4 Aug 2008, 7:38 pm
Lucasfilm Ltd v Ainsworth [2008] EWHC 1878 (ch) (31 July 2008): This is a case about the reproduction of replicas of various props used in the first Star Wars film. [read post]
13 Jan 2010, 6:29 am by Bradley Gross
  But as Lucasfilm learned, sometimes not even the Force can overcome issues of international law....The first lawsuit was filed in California (home of Lucasfilm Ltd.), and alleged that Shepperton Design Studios (located in England) and its owner, Andrew Ainsworth, were creating and selling unauthorized replicas of the helmets worn by Stormtroopers in the Star Wars movie trilogy. [read post]