UKLawyers Archive of Intellectual Property and Computers Materials - March 2006
Materials published by us on 23 March 2006
Review of the Copyright Tribunal
March 2006
The Patent Office is considering whether improvements could be
made in the way in which the Copyright Tribunal works. The
effecting of improvements may involve amendment to the Copyright
Tribunal Rules 1989 (as amended), consolidation of the statutory
instruments governing the workings of the Tribunal, revision of
the 1995 Practice Direction (as amended) and changes to the
general administration of the Tribunal by the Patent Office.
For more information go to:
http://www.patent.gov.uk/copy/notices/2006/tribunalreview.htm
Materials published by us on 16 March 2006
Trade Mark Registration in Country WhereOrdinary Foreign Word Distinctive
Matratzen Concord AG v Hukla Germany SA (Case C-421/04)
ECJ
9 March 2006
Daily Law Notes Report Summary
ECJ Judgment
"Matratzen" "Generic" in Germany but "Distinctive" in Spain.
Materials published by us on 9 March 2006
Manual Data Handling "Processing??"Johnson v Medical Defence Union (No 2)
Chancery Division
3 March 2006
Daily Law Notes Report Summary
For the purposes of s 1 of the Data Protection Act 1998 there
could be relevant processing of data when part of the operation
was manual and part was automatic.
New Co-Chairs Announced for IT Court Committee
DCA Press Release
2 March 2006
Lord Justice Neuberger and Professor Richard Susskind OBE have
been appointed as co-chairs of the Information Technology and the
Courts Committee (ITAC), which promotes effective and consistent
use of IT in all 650 courts, and tribunals, in England and Wales.
Materials published by us on 2 March 2006
The Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006SI 2006/346
Coming into force - later
Explanatory Memorandum - (full explanation given)
The Regulations will create an intellectual property right
("resale right") previously unknown to United Kingdom law,
although it has long existed in certain other European countries,
in particular France (where it is known as "droit de suite"). In
implementing the Directive, the Regulations at the same time
implement the optional Article 14 of the Berne Convention for
the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. Resale right
consists in the entitlement of artists to receive a royalty on the
resale of their works, provided that an art-market professional is
involved in that sale and the sale price is above a specified
minimum threshold.
Information Rights Journal - Issue 2
DCA Publication
22 February 2006
The Journal provides Information Rights Practitioners with a
round-up of the latest developments in the information rights
field. The information contained in this Journal is Crown
copyright but may be reproduced without formal permission or
charge for personal or in-house use.
Until recently, those with an interest in FOI have looked to
decision making in other jurisdictions as a useful reference
point. The publication over the last few months of the first FOI
decisions by the Information Tribunal in the UK, however, marks
the beginning of firm interpretation of our own legislation. Over
time these decisions will become an invaluable resource in
understanding the boundaries of information rights legislation.
Issue 1 - September 2005
For those of us who missed it:
http://www.foi.gov.uk/irj220905.pdf
To Subscribe - find the link on this page:
http://www.dca.gov.uk/foi/implem_refm.htm#part3