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27 Sep 2022, 1:09 am by Jani Ihalainen
The UK courts have grappled with this definition before, most notably in the case of George Hensher Ltd v Restawile Upholstery (Lancs) Ltd (helpfully summarized here), which has been interpreted further in Lucasfilm Ltd v Ainsworth. [read post]
27 Sep 2022, 1:09 am by Jani Ihalainen
The UK courts have grappled with this definition before, most notably in the case of George Hensher Ltd v Restawile Upholstery (Lancs) Ltd (helpfully summarized here), which has been interpreted further in Lucasfilm Ltd v Ainsworth. [read post]
18 Sep 2020, 1:10 am by Michael Douglas
In April, Thawley J granted the Commission leave to serve the first respondent (Facebook Inc) in the United States, and the second respondent (Facebook Ireland Ltd) in the Republic of Ireland. [read post]
1 Feb 2020, 8:40 am by Peter Groves
However, there was no clear guidance in Hensher (their Lordships canvassed about nine different ways of defining a work of artistic craftsmanship before concluding that they furniture in suit was none of them) and a New Zealand case, Bonz Group (Pty) Ltd v Cooke [1994] 3 N.Z.L.R. 216 (Tipping J) had been approved a couple of times by English courts (Vermaat and Lucasfilm) so it offered a better way forward: and importantly it provided a route to holding that the fabric… [read post]
31 Dec 2019, 4:40 am by Ben
 It seems pressure by Lucasfilm led to a change of heart by Disney, and the film stayed up! [read post]
18 May 2019, 9:04 am by Mavrick Law Firm
., The Walt Disney Company, Lucasfilm Ltd., and others claiming they agreed to refrain from actively soliciting each other’s employees and set employee compensation ranges. [read post]
17 Jan 2019, 11:09 pm
No - regardless of how it's displayedThe second was Lucasfilm Ltd & Ors v Ainsworth & Anor [2011] UKSC 39  (the "Star Wars case" covered on the IPKat here) concerned the question of whether a stormtroopers' helmet met the definition of a sculpture under the Copyright, Designs and Patent Act 1988. [read post]
3 Jul 2018, 7:00 am by Jonathan Bailey
However, Ren Ventures LTD created a mobile game that lets users play the card game. [read post]
18 Dec 2017, 1:42 pm by Ben
Also it is important to point out that Star Wars, or more specifically a storm trooper helmet, was the key point of contention in the regularly cited case of Lucasfilm Ltd v Ainsworth (2011). [read post]
12 Jun 2017, 8:51 am by Joy Waltemath
., and another with The Walt Disney Company, Pixar, Lucasfilm Ltd., LLC, and Two Pic MC LLC (Disney companies), providing a total of more than $150 million to the common fund for class members, were found to be “fair, reasonable, and adequate” (Nitsch v. [read post]
30 Apr 2016, 4:04 am by Andres
Occasionally there are cases that seem to be tailor-made for legal geeks: Naruto v Slater; Lucasfilm v Ainsworth; DC Comics v Towle. [read post]
29 Apr 2016, 7:54 am
There is no formal definition of works of artistic craftsmanship, but the published guidance has produced suggestions (pg 7) as to how the courts will approach this type of work based on the cases of Hensher (George) Ltd v Restawile Upholstery (Lancs) Ltd[1975] RPC 31, HL and Lucasfilm Limited and others v Ainsworth and another [2012] 1 AC 208:• It is not enough for a work (such as a piece of furniture) to look attractive to qualify as a work of artistic… [read post]