NIPC Law

Anthony M. Rome,  - Flickr, CC BY 2.0,  Source   Jane Lambert Court of Appeal (Lords Justices Davis, Arnold and Popplewell)  Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co Ltd v Celgard, LLC (Rev 1) [2020] EWCA Civ 1293 (9 Oct 2020) This was an appeal from Mr Justice Trower's decision in    Celgard, LLC v Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co Ltd [2020] EWHC 2072 (Ch) (30 July 2020) which I discussed in  Trade Secrets - Celgard, LLC v Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co Ltd . on 31 July 2020. The action was for breach of confidence and infringement of Directive (EU) 2016/943 ("the Trade Secrets Directive") .  The claimant, Celgard LLC, had obtained from Mr Justice Trower an interim injunction and permission to serve process on Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co Ltd. ("Shenzhen") outside the jurisdiction. Shenzhen appealed on the ground that the judge had been wrong to hold that there was a serious issue to be tried and that England was the appro...

The Countryside of Gelderland Author Janneman Licence Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 unported Source Wikipedia Gelderland Jane Lambert Court of Justice of the European Union ( K. Lenaerts, President, R. Silva de Lapuerta, Vice-President, J.-C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev, M. Vilaras (Rapporteur), E. Regan, T. von Danwitz and C. Toader, Presidents of Chamber, A. Rosas, E. Juhász, M. Ilešič, M. Safjan, C.G. Fernlund, C. Vajda and S. Rodin, Judges)    C-310/17 ,  Levola Hengelo BV v Smilde Foods BV  ECLI:EU:C:2018:899, [2018] EUECJ C-310/17, EU:C:2018:899 (13 Nov 2018) This is one of the most remarkable cases that I have ever read.   It is important because it greatly increases the range of creations in which copyright can subsist.   I first thought it was a bit of a joke because that is how it was presented in the press (see  Food taste 'not protected by copyright' rules EU court   13 Nov 2018 BBC website)....