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Court of Appeal upholds ruling that Samsung is liable for trade mark infringement on third party developed apps

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By Ben Buray
| Lexology Verified
Introduction In Montres Breguet SA & Ors v Samsung Electronics Co Ltd & Anor (Rev1)[1], the Court of Appeal provided useful guidance for brand owners and app store operators on the circumstances in which an app store operator may itself be found liable for trade mark infringement as a primary tortfeasor.
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Court of Appeal clarifies "fixation" requirement in copyright law

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By Ben Buray
| Lexology Verified
Introduction Facts High Court decision Court of Appeal decision Comment Introduction In July, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in an appeal of an earlier High Court decision refusing permission for Dr Craig Steven Wright – who claims to be the creator of the bitcoin system – to proceed with a claim for copyright infringement in respect of the "bitcoin file format" (ie, the file format used to create blocks on the bitcoin blockchain).
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High Court finds no copyright protection in bitcoin file format - Commentary

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By Ben Buray, Mark Marfe
| Tech Telegraph
Introduction Facts Background Decision Comment Introduction The recent High Court judgment in Wright & Ors v BTC Core & Ors(1) considered whether copyright could subsist in what was termed in the proceedings as the “bitcoin file format” (ie, the file format used to create blocks on the bitcoin blockchain). A key focus for the English courts when assessing whether copyright subsists in file formats has been the requirement of “fixation” of the work.
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