The Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice has published two articles by partner Darren Smyth about the Court of Appeal’s decision in Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd v Apple Inc.
The first article concerns the scope of protection of a Community registered design.
The Court of Appeal decision on the scope of protection of a Community registered design confirms aspects of the approach established by previous cases, but leaves unresolved issues concerning the significance of the ‘design corpus’ and unanswered questions about product features not claimed as part of the design.
To read the JIPLP article on the scope of protection of RCDs, click here.
The second article concerns publicity orders.
In the dispute between Samsung and Apple concerning tablet computers, a publicity order has been granted for the first time in the UK in an intellectual property case, ordering the unsuccessful party to publish the judgment of the court, and, in the light of Apple's subsequent conduct, the Court of Appeal has issued a further judgment which clarifies how a party must comply with such an order.
To read the article on publicity orders, click here.