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Archive for February, 2006

Microsoft patent may cause Linux to have to pay Microsoft a royalty…

1 February 2006 | Paul Gershlick

Microsoft's 'File Allocation Table' system patents have been upheld by the US Patent Office.  The patents are for a system that help operating systems locate and retrieve files from storage devices. ...
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UK ratifies treaty that simplifies patent procedures…

1 February 2006 | Paul Gershlick

The UK has ratified the Patent Law Treaty.  The Treaty does not harmonise patent laws but makes the processes for obtaining and maintaining patents on an international basis easier.  The UK has already...
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European Commission consults on introducing EU-wide software patent system…

1 February 2006 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission is consulting on the introduction of a European Union-wide software patent system.  Currently, each EU country has its own software laws and processes.  In the last few years,...
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Nominet wins damages from Australians who stole information from its registrant database and sent out misleading notices…

1 February 2006 | Paul Gershlick

Nominet, the domain name registry that regulates the domain names ending in '.uk' has been awarded AUS$1.3m (£500,000) in damages against two Australian men and their three companies for stealing information...
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National Consumer Council calls for DRM to be legislated…

1 February 2006 | Paul Gershlick

The National Consumer Council has called for digital rights management software and other copy-protection measures on CDs and DVDs to be regulated by legislation.  It is concerned that DRM technology...
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New version of open-source licence fights patents and digital rights management software…

1 February 2006 | Paul Gershlick

The Free Software Foundation has released the first draft of its proposed update to the General Public Licence.  The GPL is used in the distribution of most open source software, including the Linux operating...
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FAST obtains court order to obtain the identities of illegal software sharers…

1 February 2006 | Paul Gershlick

The Federation Against Software Theft has won a High Court order to obtain the identities from 10 Internet service providers of 150 UK customers whom FAST accuses of copyright theft by illegally sharing...
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UK music industry wins court battle against illegal file swappers…

1 February 2006 | Paul Gershlick

The High Court has awarded the British Phonographic Industry victory against two unnamed peer-to-peer Internet music file-sharers.  The court decided that they had illegally shared the music in infringement...
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Copyright protection exists in video arcade game graphics, but copying the features of game itself does not infringe literary copyright unless underlying program code is copied – Nova v Mazooma, High Court…

1 February 2006 | Paul Gershlick

Nova designed, made and sold video arcade games, including Pocket Money, a pool game.  Nova brought a copyright infringement action against the suppliers of two other pool arcade games, Jackpot Pool and...
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FCUK trade mark registration is valid and does not cause offence because of similarity to expletive…

1 February 2006 | Paul Gershlick

The UK Trade Marks Registry has rejected an application to declare the trade mark 'FCUK' invalid.  The applicant claimed that the trade mark registration of 'FCUK' was contrary to public policy or accepted...
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